Reproducibility in the assessment of postmenopausal ovaries with transvaginal ultrasound

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 289-292

  Modugno, Francesmary ^a   Weissfeld, Joel L ^a   Hill, Lyndon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ovarian cancer screening; Training and certification; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CERTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARY CANCER; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034032055     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2000.5785     Document Type: Article

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