New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines: Do They Signal the End of the Annual Pap Test?

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-90

  Waxman, Alan G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WART VIRUS;

EID: 16544363364     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128360-200404000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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