AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
JJW designed the study, obtained funding, performed database analysis, collected the data, performed statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript. JD, JLT, MP, PFW, and YRZ performed the clinical and experimental work related to cervical cancer screening.
ZXD and YRZ participated in the cytological and histological experiments, data collection and statistical analyses. WGL conceived the study, participated in its design and coordination and revised the final paper. All the authors have read and approved the final version of the article.