Molecular screening for cervical cancer--time to give up Pap tests?

Editorial

Carolyn D Runowicz. N Engl J Med. 2007.

. 2007 Oct 18;357(16):1650-3.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMe078155.

No abstract available

Comment in

Human papillomavirus DNA versus papanicolaou screening tests for cervical cancer.
Fields RP. Fields RP. N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 7;358(6):642-3; author reply 643-4. N Engl J Med. 2008. PMID: 18265442 No abstract available.

Human papillomavirus DNA versus Papanicolaou screening tests for cervical cancer.
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Human papillomavirus and Papanicolaou tests to screen for cervical cancer.
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