Cervical cancer screening with liquid cytology in women with developmental disabilities

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-118

  Kavoussi, Shahryar K ^a   Smith, Yolanda R ^a   Ernst, Susan D ^a   Quint, Elisabeth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL RETARDATION; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149375861     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0795     Document Type: Article

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