Until Which Age Should Women Be Vaccinated Against HPV Infection? Recommendation Based on Cost-effectiveness Analyses
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Until which age should women be vaccinated against HPV infection? Recommendation based on cost-effectiveness analyses.
INTRODUCTION Cervical cancer is caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). Several countries have implemented vaccination programs against HPV for teenage girls before sexual debut. However, recent clinical trials have demonstrated that vaccination of older women is highly effective as well. Accordingly, it has been suggested that these older women should also be offered vaccination. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1537-6613,0022-1899
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir281