Should liquid-based cytology be performed prior to colposcopy? A comparison of the accuracy, unsatisfactory rates and cost in a tertiary referral setting

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 681-684

  Angstetra, Donald ^a   Tait, Thomas ^a   Tan, Jeffrey ^c   Symonds, Ian ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colposcopy; Conventional cytology; Liquid based cytology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLPOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID BASED CYTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COHORT STUDIES; COLPOSCOPY; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449116435     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01095.x     Document Type: Article

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