Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance on Cervical Smears: Follow-Up Study of an Asian Screening Population

Cancer

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 74-80

  Cheung, Annie N Y ^a   Szeto, Elaine F ^a   Ng, Kin Man ^a   Fong, Ka Wah ^a   Yeung, Ang Chan Elvinia ^a   Tsun, Obe K L ^a   Khoo, Ul Soon ^a   Chan, Kelvin Y K ^a   Ng, Anita W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian screening population; Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; Cervix; Cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 1842831217     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20045     Document Type: Article

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