Risk factors and other epidemiologic considerations for cervical cancer screening: A narrative review for the U.S. preventive services task force

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 698-705

  Vesco, Kimberly K ^a   Whitlock, Evelyn P ^a   Eder, Michelle ^a   Burda, Brittany U ^a   Senger, Caitlyn A ^a   Lutz, Kevin ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOGENESIS; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; WART VIRUS;

EID: 81155153915     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-10-201111150-00377     Document Type: Review

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