Self-test device for cytology and HPV testing in rural Appalachian women: An evaluation

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 441-448

  Soisson, Andrew P ^a   Reed, Eddie ^b   Brown, Pamela ^b   Ducatman, Barbara ^b   Armistead, Julie ^b   Kennedy, Stephanie ^b   Wang, Weixen ^b   Kramer, Paul ^b   Rose, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Appalachia; Cervix cancer; Cytology; Papillomavirus infections

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DNA DETERMINATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA CYTOLOGY; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; APPALACHIAN REGION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF-EXAMINATION; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 47149119130     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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