Rapid review (partial rescreening) of cervical cytology. Four years experience and quality assurance implications

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 587-591

  Faraker, C A ^a   Boxer, M E ^a  

^a St Leonards on Sea   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Internal quality control; Partial rescreening; Rapid review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSKARYOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0030015584     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.7.587     Document Type: Article

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