Cervical surveillance in HIV-positive women: A genitourinary medicine clinic experience

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-103

  Ibrahim, Fatima W ^a   Schembri, Gabriel ^a   Taha, Huda ^b   Ariyanayagam, Sati ^c   Dhar, Jyoti ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c EDITH CAVELL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cervical surveillance; Genitourinary medicine; HIV; Integrated services

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CERVICAL SURVEILLANCE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSKARYOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249127442     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118909787931735     Document Type: Article

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