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Vol. 147 No. 4748 (2017)

HPV-negative CIN3 and cervical cancer in Switzerland: any evidence of impact on screening policies?

  • Pierre Vassilakos
  • Phuong Lien Tran
  • Roland Sahli
  • Nicola Low
  • Patrick Petignat
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2017.14559
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2017;147:w14559
Published
20.11.2017

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