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Pooled analysis of the accuracy of five cervical cancer screening tests assessed in eleven studies in Africa and India.
feasible and affordable early detection and management methods is a public health priority. Five screening methods, naked eye visual inspection of the cervix uteri after application of diluted acetic acid ...
Organization of a quality-assurance project in all Belgian multidisciplinary diabetes centres treating insulin-treated diabetes patients: 5 years' experience.
p.179-85 (2008) Keywords: ADOLESCENT Adult Aged Belgium Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Epidemiologic Methods Female Humans Male middle aged Quality Assurance, Health Care Abstract: AIMS: ...
Liquid compared with conventional cervical cytology: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
studies, published between 1991 and 2007, were retrieved through PubMed/EmBase searching and completed by consultation of other sources. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION: Studies were selected if a conventional ...
Burden of cervical cancer in Europe: estimates for 2004.
member states. In order to evaluate the impact of existing and new prevention methods, regularly updated information on the burden of cervical cancer is needed. The best estimates of mortality and ...
European guidelines for quality assurance in cervical cancer screening: recommendations for collecting samples for conventional and liquid-based cytology.
communicated. Three sampling methods are considered as acceptable for preparing conventional Pap smears: (i) the cervical broom; (ii) the combination of a spatula and an endocervical brush; and (iii) the extended ...
Chapter 9: Clinical applications of HPV testing: a summary of meta-analyses.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: More than ever, clinicians need regularly updated reviews given the continuously increasing amount of new information regarding innovative cervical cancer prevention methods. MATERIAL ...
Clinical utility of HPV-DNA detection: triage of minor cervical lesions, follow-up of women treated for high-grade CIN: an update of pooled evidence.
virus (HPV) testing and repeat cytology are both proposed as methods to triage women with minor cytological cervical lesions. By triage, those women can be identified who need referral for diagnostic ...
Virologic versus cytologic triage of women with equivocal Pap smears: a meta-analysis of the accuracy to detect high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia.
Pap smear. METHODS: Data were extracted from articles published between 1992 and 2002 that contained results of virologic and cytologic testing followed by colposcopically directed biopsy in women with an ...
Metaanalysis of the accuracy of rapid prescreening relative to full screening of pap smears.
review procedures, aiming for optimization of accuracy, are described throughout the literature. Evaluation and synthesis of those methods are needed. In a previous study, we pooled data on the diagnostic ...
Revealing regional differences in the institutionalization of adult patients in homes for the elderly and nursing homes: results of the Belgian network of sentinel GPs.
pre-existing problems and diseases. METHODS: Data were recorded during 1994 by the 143 GP s of the network of sentinel practices, which is representative of Belgian GP s. All placements of adult patients in ...