Bacterial vaginosis and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia - Cause or coincidence?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 572-574

  Uthayakumar, S ^a   Boyle, D C M ^b   Barton, S E ^b   Nayagam, A T ^c   Smith, J R ^b  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE;

ARTICLE; CONDYLOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0031775417     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619866390     Document Type: Article

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