Analysis of false-negative and underreported smears in the florence district screening program for cervical carcinoma

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Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 880-883

  Confortini, Massimo ^a   Ciatto, Stefano ^a,b   Bonardi, Lucia ^a   Bulgaresi, Paolo ^a   Cariaggi, Maria Paola ^a   Carozzi, Francesca ^a   Cipparrone, Gioia ^a   Minuti, Paola Anna ^a   Rubeca, Tiziana ^a   Biggeri, Annibale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Pap smear; Quality control; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0031426076     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169708300602     Document Type: Article

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