Cervical cytology in an urban population in Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-288

  Anorlu, Rose I ^a   Abdul Kareem, Fatima B ^a   Abudu, Olalekan O ^a   Oyekan, Tinuola O ^a  

^a LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSKARYOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NIGERIA; OCCUPATION; PARITY; POLYP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX EROSION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URBAN HEALTH; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0037701772     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610310000100114     Document Type: Article

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