Observer-dependent variability of quantitative clinical endpoints: The example of canine echocardiography

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-56

  Chetboul, V ^a   Athanassiadis, N ^b   Concordet, D ^b   Nicolle, A ^a   Tessier, D ^a   Castagnet, M ^a   Pouchelon, J L ^a   Lefebvre, H P ^a,b  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTOLE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 1542721584     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0140-7783.2003.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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