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Code by the Numbers for HPV Vaccination Success

Published on Fri Jan 18, 2019

Know patient age, dose schedule for precision immunization coding. Since 2006, the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) among adolescents in the US has decreased significantly, particularly among females in the 14 through19 age group (Source: www.cdc.gov/std/stats17/adolescents.htm). This decrease in the incidence of HPV is mostly due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s recommendation, beginning in 2006, [...]
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