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National survey by specialty of U.S. physicians' HPV screening practices.

Preventive Medicine 2003;36(2):159-163.

McCree DH, Leichliter J, Hogben M, St. Lawrence JS.

Abstract
BACKGROUND: High-risk types of HPV are the primary cause of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVES: This article reports HPV screening and diagnosis from a survey evaluating community-based physicians' screening, testing, and clinical practices for sexually transmitted diseases. METHODS: Surveys mailed to physicians (n = 7,300) obtained information on patients they screen for HPV and cases of HPV diagnosed. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: Seventy percent (70%) of the physicians returned completed surveys. HPV screening was most frequently conducted in female patients by obstetrician/gynecologists and family practice physicians.