Examining the Incidence of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Head and Neck Cancers by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S., 1995–2005

Lauren Cole; Linda Polfus; Edward S. Peters

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032657

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Examining the Incidence of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Head and Neck Cancers by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S., 1995–2005

Lauren Cole ,

* E-mail: lcole@lsuhsc.edu

Affiliation Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, Epidemiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Linda Polfus,

Affiliation The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Human Genetics Center, Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Edward S. Peters

Affiliation Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, Epidemiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Examining the Incidence of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Head and Neck Cancers by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S., 1995–2005

Lauren Cole,
Linda Polfus,
Edward S. Peters

Published: March 20, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032657

About the Authors

Lauren Cole

* E-mail: lcole@lsuhsc.edu

Affiliation Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, Epidemiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Linda Polfus

Affiliation The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Human Genetics Center, Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Edward S. Peters

Affiliation Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, Epidemiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EP. Analyzed the data: LC LP. Wrote the paper: LC EP.

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