After-effects reported by women following colposcopy, cervical biopsies and LLETZ: Results from the TOMBOLA trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1506-1514

  Sharp, L ^a  

^a National Cancer Registry Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

After effects; Colposcopy; Complications; LLETZ; Punch biopsies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARGE LOOP EXCISION OF THE TRANSFORMATION ZONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA PAIN;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70049118187     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02263.x     Document Type: Article

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