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Pap smear

Known as: pap tests, Papanicolaou smear, Smears, Vaginal 
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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CytodiagnosisDiagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and GynecologicalSmear testhistological diagnosis
Papanicolaou Testnursing therapystandards characteristics

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1984
1984
Quinquennial cervical smears: every woman's right and every general practitioner's responsibility.
Out of 558 women aged 16 to 64 who were registered with one general practitioner, 459 were eligible to be screened for cervical… 
1982
1982
Genital-tract infection and disease in nude and immunologically competent mice after inoculation of a human strain of Chlamydia trachomatis.
A fast, human strain of Chlamydia trachomatis was introduced into the uterus of progesterone-treated CBA mice and congenic CBA… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The anti-reproductive pharmacology of LH-RH and agonistic analogues.
LH-RH and three particular ("super") analogues were evaluated for agonistic (ovulation-induction and short-term uterotrophic… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Biologic Activity of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in Man1
ABSTRACT The biologic activity of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHAS) has been studied in 5 hypogonadal males, ages 15–35, and… 
1972
1972
Atypical or suspicious cervical smears. An aggressive diagnostic approach.
  • I. Nyirjesy
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1972
  • Corpus ID: 44624666
In a study of 26,745 screening examinations, 434 patients with atypical and 95 patients with suspicious cervical cytosmears were… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Metabolic, Hormonal, and Vascular Changes after Synthetic Oestrogen Therapy in Oophorectomized Women
Mestranol, the three-methyl ether form of ethinyloestradiol and one of the two oestrogens used in oral contraceptive steroids… 
1971
1971
Compounds exhibiting prolonged antioestrogenic and antifertility activity in mice and rats.
When a number of triarylalkene derivatives which are weakly estrogenic but not antiestrogenic in conventional tests were injected… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
The vaginal smear of senile laboratory rats.
Rats aged 17 months or more did not undergo regular oestrous cycles during a period of 12 weeks when daily vaginal smears were… 
1949
1949
Fetal Death and Maldevelopment Resulting from Maternal Vitamin A Deficiency in the Rat.∗
Summary This report constitutes a confirmation of the original experiments of Warkany and co-workers in which congenital… 
1939
1939
A CLINICAL STUDY OF THE SYNTHETIC ESTROGEN STILBESTROL
In 1938 Dodds, Goldberg, Lawson and Robinson 1 announced the synthesis of a new estrogenic agent, diethylstilbestrol (4: 4…