Does experience in colposcopy improve identification of high grade abnormalities?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-78

  Bekkers, Ruud L ^a   Nieuwenhof, Hedwig P van de ^a   Neesham, Deborah E ^b,c   Hendriks, Jan H ^a   Tan, Jeff ^b,c   Quinn, Michael A ^b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colposcopy; Experience; HSIL; Identification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH GRADE INTRA EPITHELIAL LESION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 54849410426     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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