Effect of study design and quality on unsatisfactory rates, cytology classifications, and accuracy in liquid-based versus conventional cervical cytology: A systematic review

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9505, 2006, Pages 122-132

  Davey, Elizabeth ^a   Barratt, Alexandra ^a   Irwig, Les ^a   Chan, Siew F ^a   Macaskill, Petra ^a   Mannes, Patricia ^a   Saville, A Marion ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN CYTOLOGY SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LIQUID BASED CYTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 30444459961     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)67961-0     Document Type: Article

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