Visual inspection of cervix with Lugol's iodine for early detection of premalignant & malignant lesions of cervix

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-271

  Ghosh, P ^a   Gandhi, G ^a   Kochhar, P K ^b   Zutshi, V ^a   Batra, S ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Early detection; Lugol's iodine; Pap smear; VILI; Visual inspection of cervix

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; LUGOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; VISUAL INSPECTION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COLPOSCOPY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84866755781     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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