Endometrial cells and the AutoPap system for primary screening of cervicovaginal Pap smears

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 232-237

  Walts, Ann E ^a   Thomas, Premi ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MASS SCREENING; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0036787750     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.10175     Document Type: Article

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