| socioeconomic factors and cervical cancer mortality in spain during the period 1989-1997. | a study was made of cervical cancer (cc) mortality trends in spain during the period 1989-1997 at national, autonomous community and provincial levels, in relation to different socioeconomic factors. data were obtained from the spanish national institute of statistics (instituto nacional de estadística, ine). the crude mortality rates were age-adjusted using the indirect method and gross domestic product (gdp) as socioeconomic status (ses) indicator. | 2004 | 14648177 |
| a type-specific study of human papillomavirus prevalence in cervicovaginal samples in three different spanish regions. | human papillomavirus (hpv) is the most frequent sexually transmitted viral infection. it is necessary to know hpv genotype distribution to identify how many women will be protected by hpv vaccines. during a period of 18 months, we have analyzed 2362 hpv positive reporting data from a secondary demand screening program in three regions in spain (cantabria, leon and burgos). the study has been conducted using polymerase chain reaction and tube array hybridization covering the 35 hpv genotypes desc ... | 2009 | 19161533 |