Computer assisted diagnosis of ovarian cancer in primary care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7841, 2012, Pages

  Hamilton, William ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ALGORITHM; ANTIGEN DETECTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PREDICTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OVARY CANCER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VALIDITY;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84859001138     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d7628     Document Type: Editorial

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