Exfoliative cytology as a diagnostic test for basal cell carcinoma: A meta-analysis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 829-836

  Bakis, S ^a   Irwig, L ^b   Wood, G ^a   Wong, D ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Cytology; Cytopathology; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CYTOLOGY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMBASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3042781762     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05716.x     Document Type: Review

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