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Pap smear
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Pap smear

 or Papanicolaou smear

Sample of cells from the vagina and cervix of the uterus for laboratory staining and examination to detect genital herpes and early-stage cancer, especially of the cervix. Developed by the Greek-born U.S. physician George Nicolas Papanicolaou (1883–1962), this technique also can be applied to cells obtained from other surfaces.



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The main entry criterion was a normal cervical smear taken in 1988, followed by a technically adequate subsequent smear (of any cytologic grade) taken from October 1990 to December 1991.
Cervical human papillomavirus screening among older women by Jenkins, David / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Health Care for Women International, 2003, 24(5):468-475; Kavanagh AM and Broom DH, Women's understanding of abnormal cervical smear test results: a qualitative interview study, BMJ, 1997, 314(7091):1388-1391; McKee MD et al.
Poor knowledge regarding the Pap test among low-income women ... by Breitkopf, Daniel M. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Participating GPs received a service incentive payment from November for screening women who have not had a cervical smear in the past four years.
Cervical screening targets at risk women. (Briefs) by Australian Nursing Journal
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