Cytologically diagnosed Gardnerella vaginalis infection and cervical (pre)neoplasia as established in population-based cervical screening

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 480.e1-480.e5

  Klomp, Johanna M ^a,b,c   Boon, Mathilde E ^a   Van Haaften, Maarten ^b   Heintz, A Peter M ^c  

^a LEIDEN CYTOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(pre)neoplasia; cervical cancer; cytology; Gardnerella vaginalis; KOPAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 54849418686     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.04.036     Document Type: Article

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