Budget impact analysis of cervical cancer screening in Portugal: comparison of cytology and primary HPV screening strategies

Pista, Ângela; Henrique Nery Costa, Carlos; Saldanha, Conceição; Alberto Fonseca Moutinho, José; Maria Moutinho, José; Arrobas, Fernando; Catalão, Carlos; Kempers, Jari

doi:10.1186/s12889-019-6536-4

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Budget impact analysis of cervical cancer screening in Portugal: comparison of cytology and primary HPV screening strategies

Published in BMC Public Health • Feb 26, 2019

Authors:

Ângela Pista

Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

Conceição Saldanha

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Primary Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) testing is the currently recommended cervical cancer (CxCa) screening strategy by the Portuguese Society of Gynecology (SPG) clinical consensus. However, primary HPV testing has not yet been adopted by the Portuguese organized screening programs. This ...

Subject

Medicine

Biostatistics

Cervical cancer screening

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