Treatment of high-grade squamous intraepithelial Lesion: A 2- verus 3-step approach

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1424-1426

  Berdichevsky, Lillian ^a   Karmin, Randye ^b   Chuang, Linus ^b  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; Loop electrosurgical excisional procedure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; COLPOSCOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 2542449855     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.01.073     Document Type: Article

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