Improved early detection of cervical intraepithelial lesions by combination of conventional Pap smear and speculoscopy

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 495-499

  Yu, B K J ^a,b,c   Kuo, B I T ^a   Yen, M S ^a   Twu, N F ^a   Lai, C R ^a   Chen, P J ^e   Chien, P S ^d   Chao, K C ^a,b,c   Yuan, C C ^a,b,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d KEELUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Papanicolaou smear; Speculoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CALCULATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECULOSCOPY; STANDARD; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL ENDOSCOPY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTERUS BIOPSY; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COLPOSCOPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0344876045     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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