title: Epidemiologic studies of a necessary causal risk factor: human papillomavirus infection and cervical neoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. schiffmm@epndce.nci.nih.gov
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schiffman
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castle
mesh_terms: D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral