Comparison of visual inspection of cervix and pap smear for cervical cancer screening

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 201-203

  Tayyeb, Rakhshanda ^a   Khawaja, Nuzhat Parveen ^a   Malik, Nuzhat ^b  

^a FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Biopsy; Cervical cancer; Colposcopy; PAP smear; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAKISTAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREDICTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ACETIC ACID; ADULT; BIOPSY; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0037720192     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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