The history of the Papanicolaou smear and the Odyssey of George and andromache papanicolaou

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 479-483

  Vilos, George A ^a  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ART; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GREECE; HISTORY; HUMAN; PRECANCER; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GREECE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PHILATELY; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0032011167     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00695-9     Document Type: Article

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