Human papillomavirus infections : from laboratory to clinical practice /

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide, both in men and women. This book provides the scientific background needed to understand the natural history and pathogenesis of HPV infection and offers discussion of its clinical features, diagn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cobo, Fernando
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Woodhead Pub., 2012.
Series:	Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine.
Subjects:	Papillomaviruses. Papillomavirus diseases. Human beings. Papillomavirus Infections Humans Papillomaviridae Papillomavirus. Maladies à papillomavirus. Êtres humains. Homo sapiens (species) HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General. MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL > Diseases. MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL > Internal Medicine. Papillomavirus diseases Papillomaviruses Electronic books. Internet Resources.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction to epidemiological data
Basic virology : structure and nomenclature
Natural history and transmission : anatomic distribution
Pathogenesis and clinical features
HPV infection and association with cancer
Diagnosis of HPV infection
Clinical utility of HPV testing
Treatment
Prevention : HPV vaccines.