ASCUS on cervical cytologic smears: Clinical significance

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 329-331

  Yang, Mary ^a   Zachariah, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; Cervical smears; Cervix neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0030747785     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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