Laboratory performance measures: Evidence against low-risk women explaining low detection rates of high-grade abnormalities

Cytopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-81

  Mitchell, Heather S ^a  

^a Victorian Cervical Cytology Registry Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Cohort; Incidence; Performance measures; Positive predictive value; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 17144389861     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2005.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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