No association between HPV-status in tonsillar tissue and sexual behavior of the patients in a northern German population - Critical view of the link between HPV natural history and HPV-driven carcinogenesis
HPV-infection in patients with HNSCC is reportedly correlated with sexual behavior, age, and tobacco/alcohol-consumption. HPV-infections of the oral cavity are regarded as sexually transmitted. Comparable data of patient populations outside the U.S. are sparse or missing.Questionnaires regarding sex...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-12-01
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Series: | Papillomavirus Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405852120300173 |