Interpreting epithelial cell abnormalities detected during cervical smear screening - A cytohistologic approach

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 725-728

  Patel, T S ^a   Bhullar, C ^a   Bansal, R ^a   Patel, S M ^a  

^a GUJARAT CANCER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Epithelial cell abnormalities (ECA); Histology; Pap smear; TBS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POSTMENOPAUSE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 9644252799     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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