The effect of lubricant contamination on ThinPrep® (Cytyc) cervical cytology liquid-based preparations

Cytopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 236-243

  Holton, T ^a   Smith, D ^a   Terry, M ^a   Madgwick, A ^b   Levine, T ^a  

^a EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BSCC recommendations; Cervical cytology; Inadequate; Lubricant; ThinPrep

Indexed keywords

AQUAGEL; K Y JELLY; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIQUID; LUBRICATION; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 46749116810     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2007.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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