Comparison of visual inspection and Papanicolau (PAP) smears for cervical cancer screening in Honduras: Should PAP smears be abandoned?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1018-1025

  Perkins, R B ^a   Langrish, S M ^a   Stern, L J ^a   Figueroa, J ^a   Simon, C J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer prevention; Cervical cytology; Developing countries; Papanicolau smear; Visual inspection with acetic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; VISUAL ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HONDURAS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; VISUAL INSPECTION;

ACETIC ACID; ADULT; BIOPSY; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HONDURAS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548703349     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01888.x     Document Type: Article

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