Management of minor cervical cytological abnormalities: A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the literature

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 514-520

  Kyrgiou, M ^a   Koliopoulos, G ^b   Martin Hirsch, P ^c   Kehoe, S ^d   Flannelly, G ^e   Mitrou, S ^d   Arbyn, M ^f,g   Prendiville, W ^h   Paraskevaidis, E ^b  

^a BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^f SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^g INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^h Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cervix; CIN; Colposcopy; Low grade abnormalities; Low grade SIL; Mild dyskaryosis; Minor abnormalities; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; WART VIRUS;

CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 34548424498     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2007.05.002     Document Type: Review

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