Colposcopically obtained images of vulvar, vaginal, and cervical epithelium for assessment of safety of intravaginal agents among normal adolescent females: Comparison with in vivo exam and interobserver agreement

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-263

  Guido, Richard S ^a   Cardinal Busse, Barb J ^b   McIntyre Seltman, Kathleen ^a   Hillier, Sharon L ^a   Krohn, Marijane A ^a   Murray, Pamela J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agreement; Colposcopy; Genital tract

Indexed keywords

AGENTS USED INTRAVAGINALLY; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS CAPSULE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VULVA DISEASE;

EID: 0242383522     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128360-200310000-00006     Document Type: Article

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