ASCCP patient management guidelines: Pap test specimen adequacy and quality indicators

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-199

  Davey, Diane D ^a,k   Austin, R Marshall ^b   Birdsong, George ^c   Buck, Henry W ^d   Cox, J Thomas ^e   Darragh, Teresa M ^f   Elgert, Paul A ^g   Hanson, Vivien ^h   Henry, Michael R ⁱ   Waldman, Jeffrey ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo Affiliate   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bethesda terminology; Cervical cytology screening; Guidelines; Pap test; Specimen adequacy

Indexed keywords

COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CYTOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCREENING; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

EID: 0036067197     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128360-200207000-00008     Document Type: Review

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