Self-collection of vaginal swabs for human papillomavirus screening among women in temporary residential programs

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115; Division of Women's Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215. Electronic address: hricciot@bidmc.harvard.edu.

Lara F B Harvey et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;214(4):546-547.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.12.036. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115; Division of Women's Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215. Electronic address: hricciot@bidmc.harvard.edu.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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