Surgical pathology specimens for gross examination only and exempt from submission: A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of current policies in 413 institutions

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-139

  Zarbo, Richard J ^a   Nakhleh, Raouf E ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MANAGED CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0032914550     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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