Adequacy of visual inspection with acetic acid in women of advancing age

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-71

  Cremer, Miriam ^a   Conlisk, Elizabeth ^b   Maza, Mauricio ^c   Bullard, Kimberley ^b   Peralta, Ethel ^c   Siedhoff, Matthew ^d   Alonzo, Todd ^e   Felix, Juan ^e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Basic Health International   (El Salvador)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Examination adequacy; Menopause; Visual inspection with acetic acid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; VISUAL INSPECTION WITH ACETIC ACID;

EID: 79952987422     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.10.018     Document Type: Article

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