Intraobserver reproducibility in assigning brain tumors to classes in the world health organization diagnostic scheme

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 211-224

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Author keywords

childhood brain tumors; data reliability; intraobserver classification variability; neuropathology; World Health Organization classification of brain tumors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0024366112     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00172914     Document Type: Article

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