Hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography: Is possible to quantify the therapeutic effect of a diagnostic test?

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 161-165

  Giugliano, Emilio ^a   Cagnazzo, Elisa ^a   Bazzan, Elisa ^a   Patella, Alfredo ^a   Marci, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fallopian tubes; Human; Hysterosalpingography; Sonography; Sterility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877143124     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2012.39.4.161     Document Type: Article

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