Determination of sensitivity and specificity of breast tumor diagnosis by primary health care providers (Behvarz) using clinical examination by obstetrician as a gold standard

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 59-62

  Naderi, Tayebeh ^a   Bahrampoor, Abbas ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Behvarz; Breast tumors; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

EID: 0037716774     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1341-8076.2003.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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