Accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) for cervical cancer screening: A systematic review

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL 7, 2010, Pages

  Sritipsukho, Paskorn ^a   Thaweekul, Yuthadej ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Meta analysis; Systematic review; VIA; VIAM; Visual inspection after acetic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS;

COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ACETIC ACID; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952529845     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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