Primary HPV testing versus cytology-based cervical screening in women in Australia vaccinated for HPV and unvaccinated: effectiveness and economic assessment for the National Cervical Screening Program

• Main Authors: Jie-Bin Lew, MPH (Author), Kate T Simms, PhD (Author), Megan A Smith, MPH (Author), Michaela Hall, BAdvSc (Author), Yoon-Jung Kang, PhD (Author), Xiang Ming Xu, MPH (Author), Michael Caruana, DPhil (Author), Louiza Sofia Velentzis, PhD (Author), Tracey Bessell, PhD (Author), Marion Saville, MBChB (Author), Prof Ian Hammond, MBBS (Author), Prof Karen Canfell, DPhil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Australia's National Cervical Screening Program currently recommends cytological screening every 2 years for women aged 18-69 years. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination was implemented in 2007 with high population coverage, and falls in high-grade lesions in young women have been...