Accuracy of triple test score in the diagnosis of palpable breast lump

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 47, Issue 172, 2008, Pages 189-192

  Ghimire, Bikal ^a,b   Khan, M I ^a   Bibhusal, T ^a   Singh, Y ^a   Sayami, P ^a  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b NONE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Breast lump; Carcinoma breast; Triple test score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRIPLE TEST SCORE;

EID: 67649109166     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.155     Document Type: Article

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