The role of HPV testing in patients with possible high-grade cervical cytology

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 503-506

  Rao, Archana ^a,b   Pather, Selvan ^a   Dalrymple, Chris ^a   MacKie, Adam ^a   Deans, Rebecca ^a   Carter, Jonathan ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Colposcopy; HPV DNA probes

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COLPOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 67650477448     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00944.x     Document Type: Article

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