Performance of cryotherapy devices using nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-77

  Winkler, Jennifer L ^a   Jeronimo, Jose ^a   Singleton, Jered ^a   Janmohamed, Amynah ^a   Santos, Carlos ^b  

^a PATH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES NEOPLÁSICAS   (Peru)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer prevention; Cervical precancer treatment; Cryotherapy; Low resource settings

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; DEVICE; GAS CONDITIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

EID: 77956449518     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.04.032     Document Type: Article

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