Quality Control Assurance in National Screening Programmes for Cervical Cancer

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 632-637

  Hadwin, R J ^a   Walker, P G ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Quality assurance; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COLPOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 0242720173     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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