Diagnostic value of an abnormal smear in non-pregnant women. Evaluation of positive smear from the surface of the portio obtained by the cottonswab method or by the dry wooden Ayre spatula and the relevance of positive smear from the endocervix and/or from the surface of the portio

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Diagnostic value of an abnormal smear in non-pregnant women. Evaluation of positive smear from the surface of the portio obtained by the cottonswab method or by the dry wooden Ayre spatula and the relevance of positive smear from the endocervix and/or from the surface of the portio. / Lundvall, L; Højgaard, L L; Højgaard, K; Lundvall, F.

In: Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica, Vol. 69, No. 2, 1990, p. 147-51.

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Lundvall, L, Højgaard, LL, Højgaard, K & Lundvall, F 1990, 'Diagnostic value of an abnormal smear in non-pregnant women. Evaluation of positive smear from the surface of the portio obtained by the cottonswab method or by the dry wooden Ayre spatula and the relevance of positive smear from the endocervix and/or from the surface of the portio', Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 147-51.

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Lundvall, L., Højgaard, L. L., Højgaard, K., & Lundvall, F. (1990). Diagnostic value of an abnormal smear in non-pregnant women. Evaluation of positive smear from the surface of the portio obtained by the cottonswab method or by the dry wooden Ayre spatula and the relevance of positive smear from the endocervix and/or from the surface of the portio. Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica, 69(2), 147-51.

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Lundvall L, Højgaard LL, Højgaard K, Lundvall F. Diagnostic value of an abnormal smear in non-pregnant women. Evaluation of positive smear from the surface of the portio obtained by the cottonswab method or by the dry wooden Ayre spatula and the relevance of positive smear from the endocervix and/or from the surface of the portio. Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica. 1990;69(2):147-51.

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Lundvall, L ; Højgaard, L L ; Højgaard, K ; Lundvall, F. / Diagnostic value of an abnormal smear in non-pregnant women. Evaluation of positive smear from the surface of the portio obtained by the cottonswab method or by the dry wooden Ayre spatula and the relevance of positive smear from the endocervix and/or from the surface of the portio. In: Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica. 1990 ; Vol. 69, No. 2. pp. 147-51.

Bibtex

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