Human papillomavirus testing

BMJ

Volumn 323, Issue 7304, 2001, Pages 109-

  Rebello, Gemma ^a   Hallam, Nick ^b   Smart, George ^a   Farquharson, David ^a   Mccafferty, Jane ^a   Little, Julian ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; WART VIRUS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NOTE; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PRECANCER; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035859526     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7304.109     Document Type: Letter

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