Home tests for HPV put to the test in northern Quebec
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 10:21
in Mathematics & Economics
Researchers launching a pilot project in northern Quebec hope a "do-it-yourself" test for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, might help reduce the rates of cervical cancer in Canada's North.
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