Risk of gynaecological malignancies in cytologically atypical glandular cells: Follow-up study of a nationwide screening population

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-41

  Cheng, W F ^a   Chen, Y L ^a,b   You, S L ^c   Chen, C J ^c   Chen, Y C ^c   Hsieh, C Y ^a   Chen, C A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atypical glandular cell; cervical cancer; ovarian cancer; Papanicolaou smear; uterine cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL GLANDULAR CELL; CANCER CELL; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 78650269228     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02769.x     Document Type: Article

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