Cervical smear abnormalities in the United Arab Emirates: A pilot study in the Arabian Gulf

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Ghazal Aswad, Saad ^a   Gargash, Husnia ^b   Badrinath, Padmanabhan ^c   Al Sharhan, Mouza A ^b   Sidky, Islam ^d   Osman, Nawal ^a   Chan, Norman H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b DUBAI HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Abu Dhabi Health Services Company SEHA   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Cervix diseases; Mass screening; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

CHLAMYDIA;

EID: 31544441698     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325893     Document Type: Review

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