Systematic review: Evidence is lacking to support pelvic examinations as a screening tool for non-cervical cancers or other conditions

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-

  Saraiya, Mona ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY MEDICINE; GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; INTERNIST; NON CERVICAL CANCER; OBSTETRICIAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY CANCER; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCREENING TEST; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MASS SCREENING;

FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 84922064989     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110081     Document Type: Short Survey

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