Likelihood ratios for clinical examination, mammography, ultrasound and fine needle biopsy in women with breast problems

Breast

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-89

  Houssami, N ^a,c   Irwig, L ^b  

^a Sydney Breast Clinic   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MBF   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0031798621     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(98)90062-5     Document Type: Article

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