Strongly Decreased Risk of Genital Warts After Vaccination Against Human Papillomavirus: Nationwide Follow-up of Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Girls in Denmark
Author(s) -
Maria Blomberg,
Christian Dehlendorff,
Christian Munk,
Susanne K. Kjær
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit436
Subject(s) - medicine , genital warts , vaccination , cohort , population , incidence (geometry) , demography , cohort study , human papillomavirus , gynecology , cervical cancer , pediatrics , immunology , environmental health , cancer , physics , sociology , optics
A reduction in the incidence of genital warts (GWs) is one of the first markers of the effectiveness of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) at the population level. The aim of this cohort study was to use individual information on HPV vaccination status to assess the effect on risk of GWs.
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