The agreement of colposcopic grading as compared to directed biopsy results

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 150-154

  Sheshadri, Vijay ^a   O'Connor, Dennis M ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetowhite change; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Colposcopy; Grading

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038701560     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0976.1999.08107.x     Document Type: Article

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