Liquid-based cervical cytologic smear study and conventional papanicolaou smears: A metaanalysis of prospective studies comparing cytologic diagnosis and sample adequacy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 308-317

  Bernstein, Sara J ^a   Sanchez Ramos, Luis ^a   Ndubisi, Boniface ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cytology; Papanicolaou's test; Squamous intraepithelial lesions; Thin Prep

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0034887764     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.116736     Document Type: Article

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