Evaluation of the PAPNET system in a general pathology service

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 165, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 429-431

  Farnsworth, Annabelle ^a   Chambers, Fay M ^a   Goldschmidt, Colin S ^a  

^a DOUGLASS HANLY MOIR PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PATHOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING TEST; SQUAMOUS CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0029908865     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb138579.x     Document Type: Article

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