Is histological examination of tissue removed by GPs always necessary?

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7133, 1998, Pages 778-

  Cross, P ^a   Parslew, Richard ^b   Rhodes, Lesley ^b   Suvarna, S K ^c   Shortland, J R ^c   Smith, J H F ^c   Lowy, Adam ^d   Abrams, Keith ^d   Willis, Diane ^e   Kirby, Brian ^f   Harrison, Philip V ^f   Blewitt, Robert ^g  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e Greenwood Institute of Child Health   (United Kingdom)

^f Queen Victoria Hospital   (United States)

^g ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN DEFECT;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0032492379     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7133.778a     Document Type: Letter

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