Analysis of atypical squamous (glandular) cells of undetermined significance smears by neural network-directed review

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 556-560

  Kaufman, Raymond H ^a,c   Schreiber, Klaus ^b,c   Carter, Toni ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; COLPOSCOPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0032054330     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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