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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.