Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance: A follow up study

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-227

  Tewari Lt Col R , L C R ^a   Chaudhary Col A , C A ^b  

^a Pathology   (India)

^b Pathology   (India)

Author keywords

Atypical squamous cells; Pap smear; Squamous intraepithelial lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL SQUAMOUS CELLS OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE; COLPOSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREMENOPAUSE; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 77957345965     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(10)80042-5     Document Type: Article

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