Interobserver and intraobserver variability in the histologic assessment of oral lichen planus

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 274-277

  Van Der Meij, E H ^a   Reibel, J ^b   Slootweg, P J ^c   Van Der Wal, J E ^a   De Jong, W F B ^a   Van Der Waal, I ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kappa statistics; Observer variability; Oral lichen planus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033168245     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1999.tb02038.x     Document Type: Article

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