A perspective on modern quality control methods

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 837-839

  Hutchinson, Martha L ^a   Lapidus, Stanley N ^a   Inhorn, Stanley L ^b   Papillo, Jacalyn ^c  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^c FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Mass screening; Quality control

Indexed keywords

CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

CYTODIAGNOSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0030195638     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333961     Document Type: Article

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