Incident and demographic trends in cervical neoplasia

During the past several years, information has been published that suggests that preinvasive cervical neoplasia may be increasing in the United States. Part of the increase can be explained by changes in disease definition, in disease reporting, and in screening patterns. However, a small increase m...

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Published in:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1996-10, Vol.175 (4), p.1088-1090
Main Author: Noller, Kenneth L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cervical cancer screening
Female
Gynecology - trends
Health Care Costs
Humans
Incidence
Mass Screening
Preinvasive cervical neoplasia
Registries
Risk Factors
Terminology as Topic
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - epidemiology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - mortality
Vaginal Smears - economics
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Summary:During the past several years, information has been published that suggests that preinvasive cervical neoplasia may be increasing in the United States. Part of the increase can be explained by changes in disease definition, in disease reporting, and in screening patterns. However, a small increase may have occurred in certain population subsets. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996;175:1088-90.)
ISSN:0002-9378
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70009-1