Evidence-based cellular pathology: A systematic framework for pathological diagnosis and clinical decisions

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 272-280

  Jenkins, D ^a   Bentley, E ^a   Fleming, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Evidence based pathology; Histopathology

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0035701286     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cdip.2001.0084     Document Type: Review

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