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Pap smear
Known as:
pap tests
, Papanicolaou smear
, Smears, Vaginal
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A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope. It is used to detect cancer and changes that may lead to…
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Cytodiagnosis
Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological
Smear test
histological diagnosis
Papanicolaou Test
nursing therapy
standards characteristics
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Higher Incidence of Abnormal Pap Smears in Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
S. Kane
,
Bahareh Khatibi
,
D. Reddy
American Journal of Gastroenterology
2008
Corpus ID: 23343359
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Immunosuppression results in a higher incidence of cervical dysplasia compared with healthy controls. We…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
The rodent estrous cycle: characterization of vaginal cytology and its utility in toxicological studies.
J. Goldman
,
A. Murr
,
R. Cooper
Birth defects research. Part B. Developmental and…
2007
Corpus ID: 1021849
While an evaluation of the estrous cycle in laboratory rodents can be a useful measure of the integrity of the hypothalamic…
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Prophylactic quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) L1 virus-like particle vaccine in young women: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled multicentre phase II efficacy…
L. Villa
,
R. L. R. Costa
,
+26 authors
E. Barr
The Lancet Oncology
2005
Corpus ID: 40624051
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer
E. Unger
,
E. Barr
Emerging Infectious Diseases
2004
Corpus ID: 5584692
Though cervical cancer is highly curable when detected early, it remains one of the leading causes of cancer death in women…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Determination of the estrous cycle phases of rats: some helpful considerations.
F. K. Marcondes
,
F. J. Bianchi
,
Ana Paula Tanno
Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira…
2002
Corpus ID: 17471389
The short length of the estrous cycle of rats makes them ideal for investigation of changes occurring during the reproductive…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Natural history of cervical human papillomavirus infection in young women: a longitudinal cohort study
C. Woodman
,
S. Collins
,
+6 authors
L. Young
The Lancet
2001
Corpus ID: 205937145
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Relation of human papilloma virus status to cervical lesions and consequences for cervical-cancer screening: a prospective study
M. Nobbenhuis
,
J. Walboomers
,
+7 authors
C. Meijer
The Lancet
1999
Corpus ID: 39704848
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Natural history of cervicovaginal papillomavirus infection in young women.
G. Ho
,
R. Bierman
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L. Beardsley
,
C. Chang
,
R. Burk
New England Journal of Medicine
1998
Corpus ID: 12257027
BACKGROUND Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is highly prevalent in sexually active young women. However, precise risk…
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Abnormal bacterial colonisation of the genital tract and subsequent preterm delivery and late miscarriage
P. Hay
,
R. Lamont
,
D. Taylor-Robinson
,
J. Morgan
,
C. Ison
,
Josephine Pearson
British medical journal
1994
Corpus ID: 24048909
Abstract Objective : To find out whether women with bacterial vaginosis detected early in pregnancy are at increased risk of…
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standardized method of gram stain interpretation
R. Nugent
,
M. Krohn
,
S. Hillier
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
1991
Corpus ID: 24590291
The purpose of the study was to examine intercenter variability in the interpretation of Gram-stained vaginal smears from…
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