A study of the cervical epithelium of women in early pregnancy - Histological findings and human papillomavirus characterization

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-272

  Zlatkov, Victor ^a   Kostova, P ^b   Makaveeva, V ^c   Ganchev, G ^b   Danon, S ^b  

^a National Transport Hospital King Boris III   (Bulgaria)

^b National Oncology Center Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

DNA in situ hybridization; Histology; Human papillomavirus infection; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLPOSCOPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONDYLOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TYPING; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0344876507     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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