Preliminary evaluation of a cervical self-sampling device with liquid-based cytology and multiparameter molecular testing

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 256-260

  Knesel, Bradley W ^b   Dry, Joel C ^b   Wald Scott, Coridalia ^b   Aftoh, Asma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical self sampling; Cervix neoplasms; Liquid based cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CELL VOLUME; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PARAMETER; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CYTOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SELF CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES;

EID: 17644372037     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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