Relationship between the cytologic reporting rate for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion or worse and Papanicolaou smear sensitivity: a simple mathematic proof with practical implications.
Llewellyn
Huw
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ACT Pathology, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, New South Wales, Australia. huw.llewellyn@act.gov.au
D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018307:Neoplasms, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis*