ASSESSMENT OF VISUAL INSPECTION WITH ACETIC ACID (VIA) AS A SCREENING TEST FOR CERVICAL NEOPLASIA IN COMPARISON WITH CYTOLOGIC SCREENING

This study has been designed to compare visual inspection of cervix with acetic acid (VIA test) with cytology as an accepted method for screening of cervical carcinoma and its precursors. 1200 eligible women were examined by both Pap-smear and VIA tests in Imam Khomeini Hospital, a referral general...

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Main Authors: F. Ghaemmaghami, M. Modarres Gilani, M. Marjani, A. Mousavi, N. Behtash R. Moghimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2003-08-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/45.pdf&manuscript_id=45