A registry-based study of follow-up failures in the screening experience of cervical cancer patients

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-256

  Amadori, A ^a   Gentilini, P ^a   Bucchi, L ^a   Innocenti, M P ^a   Falcini, F ^a   Martini, F ^a   Fabbri, M ^a   Liverani, M ^a   Danesi, S ^a   Piantini, B ^a   Milandri, C ^a   Saragoni, L ^a   Amadori, D ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer registry; Cervical cancer; Colposcopy; Follow up; Mass screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0031849601     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1998.09795.x     Document Type: Article

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