Intraobserver and interobserver reliability of videotaped laparoscopy evaluations for endometriosis and adhesions

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 373-380

  Weijenborg, Philomeen T M ^a   ter Kuile, Moniek M ^a   Jansen, Frank W ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesion; endometriosis; evaluation; laparoscopy; reliability; scoring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIDEORECORDING;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33846582981     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.052     Document Type: Article

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