Management of women with atypical papanicolaou tests of undetermined significance by board-certified gynecologists: Discrepancies with published guidelines

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 551-556

  Smith McCune, Karen ^a   Mancuso, Victoria ^a   Contant, Tracy ^a   Jackson, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AGUS; ASCUS; Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance; Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; Bethesda System

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLPOSCOPY; EDUCATION; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034834693     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.116725     Document Type: Article

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