The elusive diagnostic test for endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 886-888

  Falcone, Tommaso ^a   Mascha, Edward ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0141992804     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)01161-0     Document Type: Editorial

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