Assessment of cervical cytological data in albanian females

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2129-2132

  Filipi, Kozeta ^a   Xhani, Anila ^b  

^a Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems ^*  (Albania)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

Author keywords

Albania; Cervical abnormalities; Cytology; PAP smear; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBANIA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SQUAMOUS CELL; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA SMEAR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBANIA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SQUAMOUS CELL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85047688822     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.5.2129     Document Type: Article

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