Atypical glandular cells on cervical smears

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-234

  Huang, W C ^a   Chen, C P ^b  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cells; Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance; Cervical cancer prevention; Cervical smears; Colposcopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL TYPE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CONIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERUS CAVITY;

EID: 0036744981     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(02)00194-7     Document Type: Article

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