The accuracy of hysterosalpingography in the diagnosis of tubal pathology: A meta-analysis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 486-491

  Swart, P ^a   Mol, B W J ^a   Van der Veen, F ^a   Van Beurden, M ^a   Redekop, W K ^a   Bossuyt, P M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

diagnostic laparoscopy; Hysterosalpingography; infertility; meta analysis; peritubal adhesions; tubal patency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL RECORD; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 0029092635     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)57781-4     Document Type: Article

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