Illustrated instructions for self-collection of anorectal swab specimens and their adequacy for cytological examination

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 386-388

  Lampinen, Thomas M ^a,b   Latulippe, Luc ^c   Van Niekerk, Dirk ^d   Schilder, Arn J ^a   Miller, Mary Lou ^a   Anema, Aranka ^a   Hogg, Robert S ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Luc LaTulippe Productions Incorporated   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL SWAB; ANUS CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SELF CARE; SELF COLLECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMEAR;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRODUCT LABELING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33744810589     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000204747.66265.2c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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