Treatment outcomes for squamous intraepithelial lesions

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-33

  Nuovo, J ^a   Melnikow, J ^a   Willan, A R ^b   Chan, B K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cone biopsy; Cryotherapy; Laser ablation; Loop electrosurgical procedure; Squamous intraepithelial lesions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 0033992306     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(99)00162-9     Document Type: Article

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