Clinical role of HPV testing

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 811-851

  Cox, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; COLPOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0030480385     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8545(05)70278-3     Document Type: Article

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