Accuracy of clinical signs and symptoms in the diagnosis of endometriosis

Journal of Endometriosis

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-70

  Carneiro, Márcia Mendonça ^a   Filogônio, Ivone Dirk De Sousa ^b   Costa, Luciana Maria Pyramo ^b   De Ávila, Ivete ^b   Ferreira, Márcia Cristina ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Biocor   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Endometriosis; Pelvic exam; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77953974702     PISSN: 20359969     EISSN: 2036282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/228402651000200203     Document Type: Review

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