A comparison of flat and shallow conical tips for cervical cryotherapy

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 360-366

  Stienstra, Kathleen A ^a   Brewer, Benjamin E ^a   Franklin, LeRoy A ^b  

^a Union Hospital   (United States)

^b ROSE HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0033193950     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.12.5.360     Document Type: Article

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