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	Institution: STANFORD Univ Med Center  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 2 No. 11, November 1993   Archives  •  Online Features Letters to the Editor  This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal Cervical Cancer Screening Daron G. Ferris, MD Medical College of Georgia Augusta Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(11):1114. Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings. In the recent editorial by Ruffin,I believe the author is mistaken in his assumption that "no studies have evaluated the newer cervical smear instruments using a clinically relevant end point...." In fact, many excellent studies2-8 have been published that considered detection of cervical abnormalities as an outcome measure. These studies2-7 have demonstrated that cervical cancer screening varies not only with the instrument used but also with the technique for which the instrument is used.8 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article] HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 1993 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.