Interobserver variability in the detection of cervical-thoracic Hodgkin's disease by computed tomography

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2153-2159

  Fletcher, Barry D ^a   Glicksman, Arvin S ^a   Gieser, Peter ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; THORAX;

EID: 0033053778     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.7.2153     Document Type: Article

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