Pediatric thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology: a meta-analysis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2184-2191

  Stevens, Christopher ^a   Lee, Justin K P ^a   Sadatsafavi, Mohsen ^a   Blair, Geoffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Pediatric; Thyroid nodules

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CHILD; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 70449885324     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.07.022     Document Type: Review

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