Intraobserver and interobserver agreement in anal endosonography

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-375

  Gold, D M ^a   Halligan, S ^a   Kmiot, W A ^b   Bartram, C I ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS; ANUS DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANUS DISEASES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 0033048360     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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