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- Title
Human papillomavirus infection and other risk factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Japan.
- Authors
Yoshikawa, H; Nagata, C; Noda, K; Nozawa, S; Yajima, A; Sekiya, S; Sugimori, H; Hirai, Y; Kanazawa, K; Sugase, M; Shimizu, H; Kawana, T
- Abstract
Various risk factors were investigated in 167 cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) case and control pairs in Japan. CIN cases showed evidence of nine known risk factors including smoking and sexual behaviour. However, after adjustment for papillomavirus infection, the highest determinant, the only remaining risk factors were: being married, early age at first pregnancy and multiparity.
- Subjects
PAPILLOMAVIRUS diseases; CERVIX uteri diseases
- Publication
British Journal of Cancer, 1999, Vol 80, Issue 3/4, p621
- ISSN
0007-0920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.bjc.6690401