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HPV infection common among females in US
02-27-2007 · EurekAlert!Data from a national study suggests that about one in four U.S. females between the ages of 14 and 59 years may have the sexually transmitted infection human papillomarivus (HPV), according to a study in the Feb. 28 issue of JAMA.
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