The accuracy of serum chlamydial antibodies in the diagnosis of tubal pathology: A meta-analysis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1031-1037

  Ben W J, Mol ^a   Lijmer, Jeroen ^a   Dijkman, Benno ^a   Van Der Veen, Fulco ^a   Wertheim, Pauline ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydia antibody titer; Laparoscopy; Meta analysis; Subfertility; Tubal pathology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; LAPAROSCOPY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SUBFERTILITY; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 0343924426     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81435-5     Document Type: Article

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