National survey by specialty of U.S. physicians' HPV screening practices.
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.
McCree
Donna Hubbard
DH
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
Leichliter
Jami S
JS
Hogben
Matthew
M
St Lawrence
Janet S
JS
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