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On the performance and cost‐effectiveness of semiautomated Papanicolaou smear screening
Author(s) -
Vooijs G. Peter
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981025)84:5<269::aid-cncr1>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , papanicolaou stain , papanicolaou test , gynecology , obstetrics , cancer , cervical cancer
The results of semiautomated Papanicolaou smear screening are somewhat better than those of current conventional screening. An in‐depth analysis of cost‐effectiveness is required to evaluate whether this gain in accuracy is achieved within reasonable cost limits. The monitor screening procedure is hampered, as is conventional light microscopic screening, by the subjectivity of the diagnosis. See also pages 273‐80.