"Vaginal Smears" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination.
| Descriptor ID |
D014626
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.500.384.100.800 E01.370.225.998.054.800 E01.370.378.900 E04.074.800 E05.200.500.384.100.800 E05.200.998.054.800 E05.242.384.100.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Vaginal Smears- Vaginal Smears
- Smear, Vaginal
- Smears, Vaginal
- Vaginal Smear
- Cervical Smears
- Cervical Smear
- Smear, Cervical
- Smears, Cervical
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vaginal Smears" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vaginal Smears" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vaginal Smears" by people in Profiles.
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The Utility of Blind Pap Tests in Young Adults with Developmental Delay: A Pilot Study. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Jun; 34(3):400-403.
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Incidence of abnormal cervical and vaginal cytology among women over age 65 years living with human immunodeficiency virus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 05; 222(5):486.e1-486.e10.
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Previous Papanicolaou and Hybrid Capture 2 human papillomavirus testing results of 5699 women with histologically diagnosed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2019 Jul - Aug; 8(4):206-211.
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Assessment of factors impacting cervical cancer screening among low-income women living with HIV-AIDS. AIDS Care. 2016; 28(4):491-4.
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Association of Chlamydia trachomatis infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) & cervical intraepithelial neoplasia - a pilot study. Indian J Med Res. 2013 Mar; 137(3):533-9.
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Health beliefs associated with cervical cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2013 Mar; 22(3):276-88.
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Screening test results associated with cancer diagnoses in 287 women with cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2012 Dec; 136(12):1533-40.
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Adjunctive testing for cervical cancer screening in low resource settings. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2012 Apr; 52(2):133-9.
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Clinical perspectives on the role of the human papillomavirus vaccine in the prevention of cancer. Pharmacotherapy. 2011 Mar; 31(3):280-97.
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Evaluation of p16 immunostaining to predict high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in women with Pap results of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. Diagn Cytopathol. 2011 Jul; 39(7):482-8.