Reproducibility of the revised American Fertility Society classification of endometriosis using laparoscopy or laparotomy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-269

  Lin, S Y ^a   Lee, R K K ^a   Hwu, Y M ^a   Lin, M H ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; Reproducibility; Revised AFS classification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032030478     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(97)00247-6     Document Type: Article

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