Subcategorization of papanicolaou tests diagnosed as atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 631-634

  Raab, Stephen S ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM;

CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0035736667     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/3520-CUC2-D0T0-XC5F     Document Type: Editorial

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