Association between obesity and abnormal Papanicolau(Pap) smear cytology results in a resource-poor Nigerian setting

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Silas Onyemaechi Okoro (Συγγραφέας), Leonard Ogbonna Ajah (Συγγραφέας), Peter Onubiwe Nkwo (Συγγραφέας), Uzochukwu U. Aniebue (Συγγραφέας), Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba (Συγγραφέας), Chibuike Ogwuegbu Chigbu (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Abstract Background Though obesity is associated with some malignancies, its association with cervical cancer is still inconclusive. This study was aimed at determining if there was an association between obesity and cervical epithelial cell abnormalities (CEA). Methods This was a cross-sectional co...