Comparison of pap smear, visual inspection with acetic acid, human papillomavirus DNA-PCR testing and cervicography

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-126

  De Vuyst, H ^a   Claeys, P ^a   Njiru, S ^b   Muchiri, L ^b   Steyaert, S ^c   De Sutter, P ^d   Van Marck, E ^e   Bwayo, J ^b   Temmerman, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^e ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cervical neoplasia screening; Cervicography; Human papillomavirus testing; Papanicolaou smear; Visual inspection with acetic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER SCREENING; CERVICOGRAPHY; COLPOSCOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KENYA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; WART VIRUS;

EID: 17844405032     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.01.035     Document Type: Article

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