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Smear - instruction imperative

Known as: SMEAR, Spread 
The action of spreading a thin layer of material across a surface.
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Confusion about Pap smears: lack of knowledge among high-risk women.
BACKGROUND The impact of the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear on the prevention of cervical cancer is one of the greatest public health… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Correction of artefacts in optical projection tomography
A new imaging technique called optical projection tomography (OPT), essentially an optical version of x-ray computed tomography… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Genital human papillomavirus infection in women who have sex with women: a concern for patients and providers.
Certain types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) are sexually transmitted and cause genital warts and cervical neoplasia. Little… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Clinical evaluation of the Roche AMPLICOR PCR Mycobacterium tuberculosis test for detection of M. tuberculosis in respiratory specimens
The reliability of the Roche AMPLICOR Mycobacterium tuberculosis test (AMPLICOR MTB) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Diagnosis of tuberculosis by Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis test: a multicenter study
The Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis test is a new PCR assay for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Evaluation of the Endocervical Cytobrush and Cervex‐Brush in Pregnant Women
Objective: To compare, in pregnant women, the endocervical cell yield of the Cytobrush Cell Collector and the Cervex-Brush Cell… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The early detection of cancer in the primary-care setting: factors associated with the acceptance and completion of recommended procedures.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Human papillomavirus infection of the cervix detected by cervicovaginal lavage and molecular hybridization: correlation with biopsy results and Papanicolaou smear.
Review
1984
Review
1984
Cervical smear histories of 500 women with invasive cervical cancer in Yorkshire.
The smear histories of 312 women with cancer of the cervix have been determined. Eighty nine women had had at least one negative… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A nurse-initiated reminder system for the periodic health examination: implementation and evaluation
• Implementation of specific health maintenance recom[ill]endations into practice settings has been difficult. We intro[ill]ucedd… 
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