Blind sampling is superior to anoscope guided sampling for screening for anal intraepithelial neoplasia

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 415-418

  Vajdic, Claire M ^a   Anderson, J S ^a,b   Hillman, R J ^c,d   Medley, G ^e   Grulich, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Carlton Clinic   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Albion Street Clinic ^*  (Australia)

^e Dorevitch Pathology   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ANUS TUMOR; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUBRICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOSCOPY; SAMPLING; SQUAMOUS CELL;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS NEOPLASMS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCTOSCOPY; PROGNOSIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 27144552620     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.014407     Document Type: Article

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