Improving inter-observer variability in the evaluation of ultrasonographic features of polycystic ovaries

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lujan, Marla E ^a   Chizen, Donna R ^a   Peppin, Andrew K ^b   Kriegler, Stefan ^a   Leswick, David A ^a   Bloski, Terri G ^a   Pierson, Roger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVER VARIATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; RADIOLOGIST; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 49249103331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-6-30     Document Type: Article

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