ASCUS: Comparative follow-up results related to previous SIL diagnosis

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-83

  Alameda, Francesc ^a,b   Fuste, P ^a   Conangla, M ^a   Gimferrer, E ^a   Soler, I ^a   Antorn, M T ^a   Persico, S ^a   Carreras, R ^a   Serrano, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

ASCUS; Clinical significance; Dysplasia; Follow up; SIL

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOPLASM; SQUAMOUS CELL; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM;

CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0033972787     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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