ACS guideline for the early detection of cervical cancer

American Family Physician

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1677-1680

  Mahoney, Martin C ^a   Saslow, Debbie ^b   Cohen, Carmel J ^c,d   Wellbery, Caroline ^e  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e The Robert Graham Centre for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA SMEAR; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037447440     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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