Laboratory implementation and efficacy assessment of the ThinPrep cervical cancer screening system

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 209-213

  Bolick, David R ^a   Hellman, Dennis J ^a  

^a Reference Pathology Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Cervix neoplasms; Mass screening; ThinPrep

Indexed keywords

CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PREPARATION; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0031933409     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331548     Document Type: Conference Paper

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