Diagnostic test studies: Biotechnology assessment

Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Lossing, A G ^a   Hatswell, E M ^a   Wright, J G ^a   Hu, Z ^a   MacLeod, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029790913     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(96)80233-9     Document Type: Review

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