PAPNET: The human and other dimensions

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1439-1444

  Husain, O A Nasseem ^a   Kocjan, Gabrijela ^a   Butler, E Blanche ^a   McGloin, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Mass screening; PAPNET

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; WART VIRUS;

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPES;

EID: 0030846162     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332856     Document Type: Article

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