Measuring and Reporting Errors in Surgical Pathology: Lessons from Gynecologic Cytology

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 338-341

  Renshaw, Andrew A ^a  

^a BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic pathology; Consultation; Cytology; Error rates; Errors; Quality assurance; Surgical pathology

Indexed keywords

CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0035286161     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/M2XP-3YJA-V6E2-QD9P     Document Type: Article

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