PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Bosch, F X AU - Lorincz, A AU - Muñoz, N AU - Meijer, C J L M AU - Shah, K V TI - The causal relation between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer DP - 2002 Apr 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 244--265 VI - 55 IP - 4 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/55/4/244.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/55/4/244.full SO - J Clin Pathol2002 Apr 01; 55 AB - The causal role of human papillomavirus infections in cervical cancer has been documented beyond reasonable doubt. The association is present in virtually all cervical cancer cases worldwide. It is the right time for medical societies and public health regulators to consider this evidence and to define its preventive and clinical implications. A comprehensive review of key studies and results is presented.