Early detection of precursors of cervical cancer with cervical cytology and visucal inspection of cervix with acetic acid

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 47, Issue 170, 2008, Pages 71-76

  Dhaubhadel, P ^a   Vaidya, A ^a   Choudhary, P ^a  

^a Maternity Hospital Kathmandu   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Cervical neoplasia; Pap smear; Visual inspection

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ACETIC ACIDS; ADULT; BIOPSY; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48649099872     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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