Knowledge of human papillomavirus and Pap test among Brazilian university students
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted virus in the world and is associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer. The most effective approach to cervical cancer control continues to be screening through the preventive Papanicolaou test (Pap tes...
Main Authors: | Aimée Denzeler Baptista, Carolina Xavier Simão, Vitoria Carvalho Guimarães dos Santos, Juliana Gil Melgaço, Silvia Maria Baeta Cavalcanti, Sandra Costa Fonseca, Claudia Lamarca Vitral |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
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Series: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302019000500625&lng=en&tlng=en |
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