Transvaginal sonography as a screening method for the detection of early ovarian cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 408-414

  DePriest, P D ^a   Gallion, H H ^a   Pavlik, E J ^a   Kryscio, R J ^a   Van Nagell Jr , J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SCREENING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031172856     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4705     Document Type: Article

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