Endocervical columnar cell intraepithelial neoplasia (ECCIN). 3. Interobserver variability in feature use

Analytical Cellular Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-135

  Van Aspert Van Erp, A J M ^a   Van't Hof Grootenboer, A E ^a   Brugal, G ^b   Vooijs, G R ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Classification; Endocervical lesions; Grading; Observer

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0030012159     PISSN: 09218912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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