Death of the Papanicolaou smear? A tale of three reasons

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 391-396

  Boronow, R C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Papanicolaou smear; Screening test

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MASS MEDIUM; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0031661287     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70369-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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