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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 1/2019

01-01-2019 | Concise Research Reports

Pap Testing in the USA and Potential Association with HPV Vaccination: a Cross-sectional Analysis of the BRFSS Data (2007–2016)

Authors: Dongyu Zhang, PhD, Xuezheng Sun, PhD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 1/2019

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The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends women aged 21–65 years should undergo Papanicolaou test (Pap test) every 3 years to prevent cervical cancer.1 However, no nationwide representative population-based research described Pap test use from a temporal perspective in the past decade. This brief report describes the temporal trend of Pap test use in the USA between 2007 and 2016. Considering that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination may affect screening behaviors, we further assessed the 10-year trend of HPV vaccination and its association with Pap test use. …
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Title
Pap Testing in the USA and Potential Association with HPV Vaccination: a Cross-sectional Analysis of the BRFSS Data (2007–2016)
Authors
Dongyu Zhang, PhD
Xuezheng Sun, PhD
Publication date
01-01-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4652-y

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