Colorectal cancer pathology reporting: A regional audit

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 138-142

  Bull, A D ^a   Biffin, A H B ^b   Mella, J ^c   Radcliffe, A G ^d   Stamatakis, J D ^e   Steele, R J C ^c   Williams, G T ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Effectiveness Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Bridgend and District NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Colorectal cancer; Guidelines; Histopathology; Protocols; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0031044455     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.2.138     Document Type: Article

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