Cervical cytology in women with mental retardation

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-126

  Quint, Elisabeth H ^a   Elkins, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVIX UTERI; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0031030135     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(96)00423-1     Document Type: Article

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