Inadequate cervical cytology - The need to audit individual smear takers' inadequate rates

Cytopathology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-111

  Wilson, J D ^a   French, R ^a   Branch, T ^a   Sutton, J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adequacy; Cervical screening; Cervical smear quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SQUAMOUS CELL; STAFF TRAINING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0032918855     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1999.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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