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. 2006 May;3(5):e164.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030164. Epub 2006 Apr 4.

Mathematical model of HPV provides insight into impacts of risk factors and vaccine

Jane J Kim  1
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Mathematical model of HPV provides insight into impacts of risk factors and vaccine

Jane J Kim. PLoS Med. 2006 May.

Abstract

Kim discusses a study by Barnabas and colleagues in PLoS Medicine in which the researchers used a mathematical model to assess the effect of sexual transmission of HPV 16 in a Finnish population.

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Competing Interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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