Randomized Controlled Trials of HPV Testing and Pap Cytology: Toward Evidence-Based Cervical Cancer Prevention

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-2

  Franco, Eduardo L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TESTING; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VERRUCA VULGARIS; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 1942516864     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20074     Document Type: Editorial

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