Safety, feasibility, and acceptability of visual inspection with acetic acid and immediate treatment with cryotherapy in rural Laos

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-272

  Phongsavan, Keokedthong ^a,b   Phengsavanh, Alongkone ^c   Wahlström, Rolf ^d   Marions, Lena ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Sethathirath Hospital   (Laos)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cryotherapy; Laos; Prevention; Visual inspection with acetic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURGERY; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE CRAMP; OVARY TUMOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VISUAL INSPECTION WITH ACETIC ACID;

EID: 79961165668     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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