Cervical cancer screening in Porto Alegre, Brazil: Alternative Methods for detecting cancer precursors in a developing country

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-28

  Naud, Paulo ^a,b   Matos, Jean ^b   Hammes, Luciano ^b   Prolla, Joao ^c   Schwartsmann, Gilberto ^d   Vetorazzi, Janete ^b   Quadros, Carlos ^e   Gomes, Tania ^b   Lemos, Alba ^b   Manfrói, Angela D'Ávila Angela ^b   Marc, Chrystiane ^b   Berti, Clarissa ^b   Born, Cristiane ^b   Vettori, Daniela ^b   Santos, Debora ^b   Dias, Eduardo ^b   Cislaghi, Gisele ^b   Costa, Mariana ^b   Santos, Rafael ^b   Marroni, Rossana ^b   Magno, Valentino ^b   Syrjänen, Kari ^f   more..

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c Department of Cytology   (France)

^d Department of Medical Oncology

^e Public Health   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Cervical inspection; Pap test; Performance characteristics

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; IODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BRAZIL; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0035113022     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0976.2001.51005.x     Document Type: Article

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