Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance in women over 55: Comparison with the general population and implications for management

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-362

  Rader, Anne E ^a   Rose, Peter G ^a   Rodriguez, Michael ^a   Mansbacher, Sallie ^a   Pitlik, Deborah ^a   Abdul Karim, Fadi W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

ASCUS; Cervical smears; Papanicolaou smear; Postmenopause

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0032915079     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331081     Document Type: Article

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