Comparison of ultrasound, radiography, and clinical examination in the diagnosis of acute maxillary sinusitis: A systematic review

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 940-948

  Varonen, Helena ^a   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^a   Savolainen, Seppo ^b   Läärä, Esa ^c   Hilden, Jörgen ^d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute maxillary sinusitis; Diagnosis; ROC curves; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; ULTRASOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; PUNCTURES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0342409342     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00213-9     Document Type: Article

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