Should pelvic examinations and papanicolaou cervical screening be part of preventive health care for sexually active adolescent girls?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 62-67

  Perlman, S E ^a,b   Kahn, J A ^a,b   Emans, S J ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0032146823     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(98)00065-2     Document Type: Article

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