Effect of patient age on outcomes and compliance in women with minimally abnormal pap tests

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 55, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 351-356

  Carter, Jori S ^a,b   Sage, Yael Hoffman ^a,b   Vragovic, Olivera ^a,b   Rosen, Linda ^a,b   Stier, Elizabeth A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Colposcopy; Compliance; Human papilloma virus; Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; WART VIRUS; AGE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BOSTON; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 77957259675     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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