Reproducibility of the histologic diagnosis of pneumonia among a panel of four pathologists: Analysis of a gold standard

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 458-465

  Corley, David E ^b   Kirtland, Steven H ^b   Winterbauer, Richard H ^a   Hammar, Samuel P ^b   Dail, David H ^b   Bauermeister, Donald E ^b   Bolen, John W ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Histologic criteria; Histologic diagnosis; Postmortem biopsy; Variability of diagnosis; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

EID: 0030836693     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.2.458     Document Type: Article

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