The effect of the quality of Papanicolaou smears on the detection of cytologic abnormalities
β Scribed by Mintzer, Melanie ;Curtis, Peter ;Resnick, Jacqueline C. ;Morrell, Daphne
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 87
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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β¦ Synopsis
BACKGROUND. Controversy continues regarding the relation between the quality of
Papanicolaou (Pap) smears, especially the presence of endocervical cells (ECC), with the finding of cytologic abnormalities.
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