Human papillomavirus and risk factors for cervical adenocarcinoma in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

• Main Authors: Telma Maria Lubambo Costa (Author), Sandra Heráclio (Author), Melania Maria Ramos Amorim (Author), Paulo Roberto Eleutério Souza (Author), Natália Lubambo (Author), Gustavo Fonseca de Albuquerque Souza (Author), Alex Sandro Rolland Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: to determine the incidence of the main high oncogenic risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) ( 16, 18, 31 and 33) and the risk factors for cervical adenocarcinoma. Methods: a case-control study was carried out with 324 women (69 with adenocarcinoma and 260 healthy controls...