Methodological variation and agreement in assessing mitral valve orifice area by echo-Doppler methods in mitral stenosis

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 653-657

  Mohan, J C ^a   Chawla, Raman ^a   Arora, R ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030278460     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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