Cervical cancer patterns with automation-assisted and conventional cytological screening: A randomized study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1204-1212

  Anttila, Ahti ^a   Pokhrel, Arun ^a   Kotaniemi Talonen, Laura ^a   Hakama, Matti ^a   Malila, Nea ^a,b   Nieminen, Pekka ^c,d  

^a FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c Central Hospital   (Finland)

^d Pathology Laboratory of the Finnish Cancer Society   (Finland)

Author keywords

cervix cancer; cytology; epidemiology; randomized trials; screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 78650724451     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25677     Document Type: Article

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