Using a quality control approach to define an 'adequately cellular' liquid-based cervical cytology specimen

Cytopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 168-174

  McQueen, F ^a   Duvall, E ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adequacy; Cervical smears; Cytology; Quality control; Sensitivity of liquid based cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; DYSKARYOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33746429487     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2006.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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