False Negative Results in Cervical Cancer Screening—Risks, Reasons and Implications for Clinical Practice and Public Health

False negative (FN) results in cervical cancer (CC) screening pose serious risks to women. We present a comprehensive literature review on the risks and reasons of obtaining the FN results of primary CC screening tests and triage methods and discuss their clinical and public health impact and implic...

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Published in:	Diagnostics
Main Authors:	Anna Macios, Andrzej Nowakowski
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Subjects:	cervical cancer screening false negative results
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/6/1508

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