False-positive Human Papillomavirus DNA tests in cervical screening: it is all in a definition

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False-positive Human Papillomavirus DNA tests in cervical screening : it is all in a definition. / Rebolj, Matejka; Pribac, Igor; Lynge, Elsebeth.

In: European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 47, No. 2, 01.2011, p. 255-261.

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Rebolj, M, Pribac, I & Lynge, E 2011, 'False-positive Human Papillomavirus DNA tests in cervical screening: it is all in a definition', European Journal of Cancer, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 255-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2010.08.010

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Rebolj, M., Pribac, I., & Lynge, E. (2011). False-positive Human Papillomavirus DNA tests in cervical screening: it is all in a definition. European Journal of Cancer, 47(2), 255-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2010.08.010

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Rebolj M, Pribac I, Lynge E. False-positive Human Papillomavirus DNA tests in cervical screening: it is all in a definition. European Journal of Cancer. 2011 Jan;47(2):255-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2010.08.010

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Rebolj, Matejka ; Pribac, Igor ; Lynge, Elsebeth. / False-positive Human Papillomavirus DNA tests in cervical screening : it is all in a definition. In: European Journal of Cancer. 2011 ; Vol. 47, No. 2. pp. 255-261.

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abstract = "Based on data from randomised controlled trials (RCT) on primary cervical screening, it has been reported that the problem of more frequent false-positive tests in Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA screening compared to cytology could be overcome. However, these reports predominantly operated with a narrow definition of a (false-)positive test. The aim of this paper was to illustrate how the narrow definition affected the measured adverse effects of HPV DNA screening compared with cytology screening.",
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