| human papillomavirus and risk factors for cervical cancer in chennai, india: a case-control study. | to evaluate the role of human papillomavirus (hpv) and other risk factors in the aetiology of invasive cervical carcinoma (icc), we conducted a hospital-based case-control study in chennai, southern india. a total of 205 icc cases (including 12 adenocarcinomas) and 213 frequency age-matched control women were included. hpv dna in cervical cells was evaluated by means of a polymerase chain-reaction assay. odds ratios (ors) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (cis) were computed by means of ... | 2003 | 12925967 |