The significance of ASCUS cytology in HIV-positive women

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 118-121

  Holcomb, Kevin ^a   Abulafia, Ovadia ^a   Matthews, Roland P ^a   Chapman, Julie E ^a   Borges, Arlete ^a   Lee, Yi Chun ^a   Buhl, Ann ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA;

EID: 0032851167     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5554     Document Type: Article

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