Inter-observer and intra-observer variability of mammogram interpretation: a field study

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 28, Issue 6-7, 1992, Pages 1054-1058

  Ciccone, Giovannino ^a   Vineis, Paolo ^a   Frigerio, Alfonso ^b   Segnan, Nereo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c National Health Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0026682794     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(92)90455-B     Document Type: Article

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