A neglected lesbian health concern: Cervical neoplasia

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 581-584

  Ferris, Daron G ^a,b   Batish, Sanjay ^b   Wright, Thomas C ^c   Cushing, Christine ^b   Scott, Edwin H ^b  

^a Med Effectiveness Educ/Res Prog   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c University Family Physicians ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

cervical neoplasia, intraepithelial; Homosexuality, female; papillomavirus, human; primary health care; vaginal smears, sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; COLPOSCOPY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0030453566     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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