Journal article
Systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of the accuracy of HPV tests, visual inspection with acetic acid, cytology, and colposcopy
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer screening is offered to women to identify and treat cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).
OBJECTIVES: To support WHO guidelines, a systematic review was performed to compare test accuracy of the HPV test, cytology (cervical smear), and unaided visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA); and to determine test accuracy of HPV and colposcopy impression.
Authors
Mustafa RA; Santesso N; Khatib R; Mustafa AA; Wiercioch W; Kehar R; Gandhi S; Chen Y; Cheung A; Hopkins J
Journal
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Vol. 132, No. 3, pp. 259–265
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.07.024
ISSN
0020-7292