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Cervical smears in assessment of the natural history of human papillomavirus infections in prospectively followed women.
Acta cytologica - 1 Jan 2000
Syrjänen K J, Mäntyjärvi R, Väyrynen M, Yliskoski M, Syrjänen S M, Saarikoski S, Nurmi T, Parkkinen S, Castrén O
Abstract excerpt
The value of cervical (Papanicolaou) smears in monitoring the natural history of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infections was assessed in a series of 513 women prospectively followed since 1981. On each clinic visit, the patients were subjected to colposcopy accompanied by cervical smears and/or punch biopsies. The latter were analyzed by light microscopy for concomitant cervical intraepithelial neoplasia...
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