Accuracy of liquid-based cytology: Comparison of the results obtained within a randomized controlled trial (the New Technologies for Cervical Cancer Screening study) and an external group of experts

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 203-208

  Confortini, Massimo ^b   Bergeron, Christine ^c   Desai, Mina ^d   Negri, Giovanni ^e   Dalla Palma, Paolo ^f   Montanari, Gioia ^a   Pellegrini, Antonella ^g   Ronco, Guglielmo ^a  

^a Unit of Cancer Epidemiology   (Italy)

^b Institute for Cancer Study and Prevention   (Italy)

^c LABORATOIRE CERBA   (France)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e Central Hospital   (Italy)

^f Santa Croce Hospital   (Italy)

^g MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cervical cancer; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Liquid based cytology; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78049512902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20081     Document Type: Article

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