A randomized clinical trial of cryotherapy, laser vaporization, and loop electrosurgical excision for treatment of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 737-744

  Follen Mitchell, Michelle ^a,b   Tortolero Luna, Guillermo ^b   Cook, Elise ^c   Whittaker, Lori ^a,b,c   Rhodes Morris, Helen ^d   Silva, Elvio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Clinical Research Associates   (United States)

^d Birth and Family Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LOGISTIC MODELS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031769201     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00246-4     Document Type: Article

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