The effectiveness and safety of two cervical cytologic techniques during pregnancy

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-163

  Stillson, Tod ^a   Knight, Aubrey L ^a,b   Elswick Jr , R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Cytological techniques; Pregnancy; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0030862074     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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