Liquid-based cytology can improve efficiency of cervical smear readers: Evidence from timing surveys in two NHS cytology laboratories

Cytopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-72

  Dowie, R ^a   Stoykova, B ^a   Crawford, D ^b   Desai, M ^b   Mather, J ^b   Morgan, K ^c   Shirt, M ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Laboratories; Liquid based cytology; Papanicolaou smear; Staff workload; Time and motion studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY; LIQUID BASED CYTOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33645285616     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2006.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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