The development of a quality assurance programme for HPV testing within the UK NHS cervical screening LBC/HPV studies

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 287-292

  Cubie, Heather A ^a   Moore, Catherine ^a   Waller, Michael ^b   Moss, Sue ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; HPV; Human papillomavirus; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 22144433746     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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