Water versus gel lubricant for cervical cytology specimens

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 701-704

  Tavernier, Laura A ^a   Connor, Pamela D ^b,c   Gates, Diane ^b  

^a Baptist Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LUBRICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; VAGINAL SMEARS; WATER;

EID: 0141652804     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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