Self-sampling of the vaginal fluid at home combined with high-risk HPV testing

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 871-874

  Sanner, K ^a   Wikstrom I ^a   Strand, A ^a   Lindell, M ^a   Wilander, E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervix; Cytology; HPV test; Screening; Self sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPILLOMA; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRECANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SELF-EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 70249086535     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605194     Document Type: Article

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