Human papillomavirus testing as an optional screening tool in low-resource settings of Latin America: experience from the Latin American Screening study

A. Longatto-Filho; M. Eržen; M. Branca; C. Roteli-Martins; P. Naud; S. F.M. Derchain; L. Hammes; L. O. Sarian; J. F. Bragança; J. Matos; R. Gontijo; T. Lima; M. Y.S. Maeda; S. Tatti; S. Syrjänen; G. Dores; A. LÖRINCZ; K. Syrjänen

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Human papillomavirus testing as an optional screening tool in low-resource settings of Latin America: experience from the Latin American Screening study

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A. Longatto-Filho Pathology Division of Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, Brazil and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M. Eržen SIZE Diagnostic Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M. Branca Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C. Roteli-Martins Cervical Pathology Services, Hospital Leonor Mendes de Barros, São Paulo, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P. Naud Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S. F.M. Derchain Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde Da Mulher (CAISM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
L. Hammes Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
L. O. Sarian Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde Da Mulher (CAISM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J. F. Bragança Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde Da Mulher (CAISM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J. Matos Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R. Gontijo Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde Da Mulher (CAISM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
T. Lima Cervical Pathology Services, Hospital Leonor Mendes de Barros, São Paulo, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M. Y.S. Maeda Pathology Division of Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, Brazil and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S. Tatti Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S. Syrjänen Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde Da Mulher (CAISM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
G. Dores Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal SIZE Diagnostic Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A. LÖRINCZ Digen Corporation, Gaithersburg, Maryland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
K. Syrjänen Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde Da Mulher (CAISM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Adhemar Longatto-Filho, MSc, PhD, PMIAC, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal. Email: longatto16{at}hotmail.com

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Longatto-Filho A, Eržen M, Branca M, et al

Human papillomavirus testing as an optional screening tool in low-resource settings of Latin America: experience from the Latin American Screening study

International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer 2006;16:955-962.

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First published April 1, 2006.

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April 01, 2006

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