Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance in a high-risk population

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 210-213

  Takezawa, Kimiko ^a   Bennett, Barbara B ^a   Wilkinson, Edward J ^a   Hardt, Nancy S ^a   Drew, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ASCUS; Cervical cytology; Papanicolaou smear; The Bethesda System

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000284811     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128360-199710000-00003     Document Type: Article

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