American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 579.e1-579.e7 , June 2010

Tissue tumor marker expression in smokers, including serum cotinine concentrations, in women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or normal squamous cervical epithelium

  • Raghad Samir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Falun Hospital, Falun, Sweden
    • ,
  • Anna Asplund, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Tibor Tot, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Clinical Cytology, Falun Hospital, Falun, Sweden
    • ,
  • Gyula Pekar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Clinical Cytology, Falun Hospital, Falun, Sweden
    • ,
  • Dan Hellberg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Research, Falun, Sweden
    • Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Dan Hellberg, MD, Center for Clinical Research, Nissers väg 3, 791 82 Falun, Sweden

Received 9 June 2009 ,Revised 27 August 2009 ,Accepted 18 November 2009.

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 Authorship and contribution to the article is limited to the 5 authors indicated. There was no outside funding or technical assistance with the production of this article.

 Cite this article as: Samir R, Asplund A, Tot T, et al. Tissue tumor marker expression in smokers, including serum cotinine concentrations, in women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or normal squamous cervical epithelium. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:579.e1-7.

PII: S0002-9378(09)02208-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.11.034

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 6 , Pages 579.e1-579.e7 , June 2010

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