Monolayer technologies: Evolution or revolution of cervicouterine cytology;La technique en monocouche: Evolution ou revolution en cytologie cervico-uterine

Annales de Pathologie

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 218-220

  Vacher Lavenu, M C ^a   Molinie V ^b  

^a CHU Cochin Port Royal ^*  (France)

^b HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical cancer program; Cytology; Liquid based; Monolayer; Pap's smears; Preparations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATHOLOGIST; TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTERUS;

CERVIX UTERI; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 0031850232     PISSN: 02426498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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