Validation of a simplified method to assess hirsutism in the Iranian population

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-95

  Ramezani Tehrani, Fahimeh ^a   Minooee, Sonia ^a   Azizi, Fereidoun ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Community based study; Hirsutism; Iranian women; Modified Ferriman Gallwey scoring system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODIFIED FERRIMAN GALLWEY SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

COMMUNITY-BASED STUDY; HIRSUTISM; IRANIAN WOMEN; MODIFIED FERRIMAN-GALLWEY SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84894286773     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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