Human papillomavirus screening and vaccines for cancer prevention: what is on the horizon?

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  • Cornelia L Trimble
  • Patti Gravitt
  • Richard BS Roden
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Cornelia L Trimble1, Patti Gravitt2 & Richard BS Roden3† †Author for correspondence 1Johns Hopkins University, Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Oncology, Pathology, 255 Phipps Building, Obstetrics Gynecology, 600 North Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA Tel.: +1 410 502 0512 Fax: +1 410 502 0621 [email protected] 2Departments of Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E6535, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA Tel.: +1 443 287 6179 Fax: +1 410 955 1383 [email protected] 3Johns Hopkins University, Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Oncology, Pathology, Room 308, CRB2, 1550 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD 21231 USA Tel.: +1 410 502 5161 Fax: +1 443 287 4293 [email protected]

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تاریخ انتشار 2008