After-effects reported by women having follow-up cervical cytology tests in primary care: A cohort study within the TOMBOLA trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 587, 2011, Pages

  Cotton, Maggie Seonaidh ^a   Sharp, Linda ^b   Cochran, Claire ^a   Gray, Nicola ^a   Cruickshank, Maggie ^a   Smart, Louise ^a   Thornton, Alison ^a   Little, Julian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

After effects; Bleeding; Cervical smears; Complications; Cytology; Pain; Primary care; Vaginal discharge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053191861     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X578007     Document Type: Article

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