There is no longer a place for underage cytology in genitourinary medicine clinics.
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Cervical cytology screening in sexually transmitted diseases clinics in the United Kingdom. British Co-operative Clinical Group.
During a three month prospective study in 116 sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics throughout the United Kingdom, out of 17,261 women who underwent cervical cytology, 1167 had dysplastic smears and 115 had positive smears. Positive smears were more prevalent in women attending Welsh clinics than elsewhere in the United Kingdom and increased in incidence with rising patient age. Of all cyt...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Genitourinary medicine
دوره 72 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996