An audit of the positive predictive value of high-grade dyskaryosis in cervical smears: 2001-2002

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 107-114

  Wadehra, V ^a   Johnson, S J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Cervical smear; Colposcopic punch biopsy; High grade dyskaryosis; LLETZ; Loop biopsy; Positive predictive value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; COLPOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSKARYOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

BIOPSY; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0038008661     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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