The Adequacy of Papanicolaou Smears as Performed by Family Physicians and Obstetrician-Gynecologists

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 294-298

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a   Franks, Peter ^b  

^a Family Medicine Center Rochester   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytology; Gynecology; Papanicolaou smear; Physician, family

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VAGINA SMEAR;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEW YORK; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0033111723     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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