Management of patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) on Papanicolaou smears

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 465-467

  Terry, Richard R ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Wilson Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Wilson Family Practice Residency   (United States)

Author keywords

ASCUS atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance ; Colposcopy; high grade squamous lesion; human papillomavirus subtyping; low grade squamous lesion; Papanicolaou test

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; VIRUS TYPING; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0029846695     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.1996.96.8.465     Document Type: Article

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