Are fluid-based cytologies superior to the conventional Papanicolaou test? A systematic review

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1040-1046

  Sulik, S M ^a   Kroeger, K ^a   Schultz, J K ^a   Brown, J L ^a   Becker, L A ^a   Grant, W D ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix neoplasms; Cytodiagnosis; Histocytological preparation techniques non MESH ; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0035201007     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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