This manual describes some of the strategic, managerial, financial, technical and scientific aspects to be considered in establishing a national EQA programme for clinical laboratories and other testing services at all health care levels
Department of AIDS Control
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
PLoS ONE 9(1): e87262. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087262
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Chapter 7 from the book People's Movements in the 21st Century - Risks, Challenges and Benefits
Chapter 8, Prison and Health, published
Harm Reduction Journal (2016) 13:28
DOI 10.1186/s12954-016-0118-x
Review
S Afr Med J 2014;104(3):174-177. DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7968
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is a premalignant lesion that may exist at any one of three stages: CIN1, CIN2, or CIN3. If left untreated, CIN2 or CIN3 (collectively referred to as CIN2+) can progress to cervical cancer. Instead of screening and diagnosis by the standard sequence of cytolo...gy, colposcopy, biopsy, and histological confirmation of CIN, an alternative method is to use a ‘screen-and-treat’ approach in which the treatment decision is based on a screening test and treatment is provided soon or, ideally, immediately after a positive screening test. This guideline provides recommendations for strategies for a screen-and-treat programme
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