Intra-observer and overall agreement in the radiological assessment of tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1123-1126

  Zellweger, Jean Pierre ^a,c   Heinzer, R ^a   Touray, M ^a   Vidondo, B ^b   Altpeter, E ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^c POLICLINIQUE MÉDICALE UNIVERSITAIRE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Observer agreement; Radiology; Screening; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; KAPPA STATISTICS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; LUNG; OBSERVER VARIATION; SWITZERLAND; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33749473710     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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