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Randomized clinical trial focuses on mailed HPV self-sampling test kits

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: This randomized clinical trial compared mailed at-home HPV self-sampling test kits with the usual care reminders patients receive about in-clinic screening for increasing the detection and treatment of cervical precancers and screening.

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Authors: Rachel L. Winer, Ph.D., of the University of Washington in Seattle, is the corresponding author.

(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14729)

Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.

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