Acetic acid visualization of the cervix: An alternative to cytologic screening

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 383-386

  Megevand, Eric ^a   Denny, Lynette ^a   Dehaeck, Katrien ^a   Soeters, Robbert ^a   Bloch, Basil ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

EID: 0029813156     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00189-5     Document Type: Article

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