A comparative study of the assessment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in women having large loop excision of the transformation zone

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-171

  Ihonor, A O ^a,b   Cheung, Wai Yee ^a   Freites, O N ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Neath General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSKARYOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CONIZATION;

EID: 0033007993     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619965534     Document Type: Article

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