Cervical screening

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7089, 1997, Pages 1277-

  Williamson, Sophia ^a   Wadehra, Viney ^b   Anderson, C Mary ^c   Herbert, Amanda ^d  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Heaton Moor Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; META-ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 85008286404     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7089.1277     Document Type: Letter

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