Evaluation of cervical screening results in a population at normal risk

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-42

  Karabulut, Aysun ^a   Alan, Tülay ^a   Ali Ekiz, Mustafa ^a   Iritaş, Ayşe ^a   Kesen, Zehra ^a   Yahşi, Seyfettin ^a  

^a DENIZLI STATE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical dysplasia; Cervical screening; Neoplastic lesions; Viral cytopathic effect

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PARITY; POPULATION RISK; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; LIFESTYLE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TURKEY; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 77953027222     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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