title: National survey by specialty of U.S. physicians' HPV screening practices.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  High-risk types of HPV are the primary cause of cervical cancer.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article reports HPV screening and diagnosis from a survey evaluating community-based physicians' screening, testing, and clinical practices for sexually transmitted diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Surveys mailed to physicians (n = 7,300) obtained information on patients they screen for HPV and cases of HPV diagnosed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Seventy percent (70%) of the physicians returned completed surveys. HPV screening was most frequently conducted in female patients by obstetrician/gynecologists and family practice physicians.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, MS-E44, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. zyr1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Donna Hubbard
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: McCree
authors.forename: Jami S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Leichliter
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hogben
authors.forename: Janet S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: St Lawrence
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013038:Specialization; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States