Randomized clinical trial of imiquimod: An adjunct to treating cervical dysplasia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42.e1-42.e7

  Pachman, Deirdre R ^a   Barton, Debra L ^a   Clayton, Amy C ^a   McGovern, Renee M ^a   Jefferies, John A ^a   Novotny, Paul J ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^a   Loprinzi, Charles L ^a   Gostout, Bobbie S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical dysplasia; human papillomavirus; imiquimod; loop electrosurgical excision procedure

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMIQUIMOD;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFLAMMATION; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIGOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STOMATITIS; SYNCOPE; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TYPING; WART VIRUS;

EID: 84455191837     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.105     Document Type: Article

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