Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in the management of women with abnormal pap smears. Experience of a colposcopy referral clinic

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 577-584

  Ciotti, M ^a   Sesti, F ^a   Paba, P ^a   Benedetto, A ^a   Patrizi, L ^a   Criscuolo, A ^a   Piccione, E ^a   Branca, M ^b   Syrjanen K ^c   Favalli, C ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biopsy; Colposcopy; HPV typing; Pap smear; PCR; Test performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLPOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUNCH BIOPSY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS TYPING; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COLPOSCOPY; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 4644249142     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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