Evaluation of colposcopy vs cytology as secondary test to triage women found positive on visual inspection test

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 308-313

  Pimple, S A ^a   Amin, G ^b   Goswami, S ^a   Shastri, S S ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Cama Albless Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Cervix cancer; Colposcopy; Screening; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77954453991     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.64726     Document Type: Article

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