Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS): Clinical- cytological significance

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 329-332

  Lambert, B ^a   Boivin, Y ^a   Lepage, Y ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASCUS; Atypical smear; Colposcopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA;

EID: 0032784447     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1999.99044.x     Document Type: Article

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