The swede score: Evaluation of a scoring system designed to improve the predictive value of colposcopy

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-305

  Bowring, Julie ^a   Strander, Bjorn ^b   Young, Martin ^a   Evans, Heather ^a   Walker, Patrick ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

accuracy; Colposcopy; scoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONDON; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 77958120030     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3181d77756     Document Type: Article

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