Estimating the efficacy of screening by auditing smear histories of women with and without cervical cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1001-1005

  Sasieni, P D ^a   Cuzick, J ^a   Lynch Farmery, E ^b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b Wiltshire Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cervical screening; Pap smear; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; NORMAL HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0029967599     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.196     Document Type: Article

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