An examination of the role of opportunistic smear taking in the NHS cervical screening programme using data from the CSEU cervical screening cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1408-1413

  Blanks, R G ^a   Moss, S M ^a   Coleman, D A ^a   Swerdlow, A J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytology screening; Statistics epidemiological surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; STATE MEDICINE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 35349001657     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01467.x     Document Type: Article

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