Recommended frequency of Pap tests

Citations

1. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2003). Screening for cervical cancer: Summary of recommendations. Available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/cervcan/cervcanrr.pdf.

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3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). Quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 56(RR–2): 1–24. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5602.pdf.

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Author:	Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH	Last Updated: January 12, 2007
Medical Review:	Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Barbara S. Apgar, MD, MS - Family Medicine, Women's Health Ross Berkowitz, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
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