A comparative study of cervical cytology, colposcopy and PCR for HPV in female sex workers in Singapore

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 159-163

  Chan, R ^a   Khoo, L ^a   Ho, T H ^b   Koh, C F ^b   Lee, I W ^b   Yam, K L ^b   Chandra, D ^b   Pang, M ^c   Chow, V ^d  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Colposcopy; Cytology; Human papillomavirus; Polymerase chain reaction; Sex workers; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TYPING; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; COHORT STUDIES; COLPOSCOPY; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; METAPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0035105482     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462011916956     Document Type: Article

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