Risk of cervical cancer subsequent to a positive screening cytology: Follow-up study in Finland

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 576-579

  Viikki, Merja ^a,b   Pukkala, Eero ^b   Hakama, Matti ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cohort study; Positive cytology; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0033946546     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079007576.x     Document Type: Article

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