Does the interval between Papanicolaou tests influence the quality of cytology?

Cancer

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 133-138

  Jeronimo, Jose ^a   Khan, Michelle J ^a,b   Schiffman, Mark ^a   Solomon, Diane ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical carcinoma; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN); Liquid based cytology; Papanicolaou (Pap) smear; Repeat cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SCREENING; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; VAGINA SMEAR; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; WART VIRUS;

EID: 20944438038     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21065     Document Type: Article

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