False positive cervicovaginal cytology: A follow-up study

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1697-1700

  Anderson, Mary Beth ^a   Jones, Bruce A ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0030724307     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333170     Document Type: Article

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