Accuracy of pap tests reported as CIN I

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-136

  Duggan, Máire A ^a,b,d   Brasher, Penny M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

^c Division of Epidemiology   (Canada)

^d FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CIN I; Interpretative error; Misclassification; Pap test; Screening error

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ALGORITHMS; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0032838585     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199908)21:2<129::AID-DC10>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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