Scan-and-treat methodology using Azure A fast stain as a cost-effective cervical cancer screening alternative to visual inspection with acetic acid

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 107, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Guillaud, Martial ^a   Benedet, J Lou ^a   Follen, Michele ^b   Crain, Brian T ^b   MacAulay, Calum ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated cytology; Cancer screening; Cervical cancer; Quantitative pathology

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GIEMSA STAIN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VISION TEST;

ACETIC ACID; AZURE STAINS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; STAINING AND LABELING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 34748828722     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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