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Comparison of pap smear, visual inspection with acetic acid, human papillomavirus DNA‐PCR testing and cervicography

Hugo De Vuyst, Pieter W. Claeys, S. Njiru, Lucy Muchiri, Sophia Steyaert, P. De Sutter, Eric Van Marck, J Bwayo, Marleen Temmerman

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 2005 · 104 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

The pap smear had the highest specificity (94.6%) and HPV testing the highest sensitivity (94.4%). The visual methods, VIA and cervicography, were similar and showed an accuracy in between the former two tests.

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Estimates of the worldwide incidence of 25 major cancers in 1990

D. Maxwell Parkin, Paola Pisani, Jacques Ferlay · International Journal of Cancer · 1999 · 2.1K citations

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HPV DNA Testing in Cervical Cancer Screening

Mark Schiffman, Rolando Herrero, Allan Hildesheim et al. · JAMA · 2000 · 546 citations

Shanxi Province Cervical Cancer Screening Study: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Trial of Multiple Techniques to Detect Cervical Neoplasia

Jerome L. Belinson, You‐Lin Qiao, Robert G. Pretorius et al. · Gynecologic Oncology · 2001 · 354 citations

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Policy Analysis of Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies in Low-Resource Settings

Sue J. Goldie, Louise Kuhn, Lynette Denny et al. · JAMA · 2001 · 342 citations

Visual inspection with acetic acid for cervical-cancer screening: test qualities in a primary-care setting

The Lancet · 1999 · 279 citations

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