title: Liquid based cytology: a new cervical screening system for the UK.
abstract: Liquid based cytology is replacing the traditional Pap smear as the method of screening for cervical cancer in the UK. This article discusses liquid based cytology, the implementation programme and other developments in screening for cervical cancer.
authors.affiliation: Watford and Three Rivers Primary Care Trust, Hertfordshire.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wall
mesh_terms: D003584:Cytological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D006113:United Kingdom; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears