The sensitivity of rapid (partial) review of cervical smears

Cytopathology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 84-92

  Shield, P W ^a   Cox, N C ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical cytology; Partial rescreening; Quality assurance; Rapid review

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSKARYOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0031898908     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1998.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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