Cervical cancer screening among women without a cervix

JAMA

Volumn 291, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 2990-2993

  Sirovich, Brenda E ^a   Welch, H Gilbert ^a,b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 2942729653     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.24.2990     Document Type: Article

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