Cytohistologic discrepancies: A means to improve pathology practice and patient outcomes

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 567-573

  Clary, Karen M ^a   Silverman, Jan F ^a   Liu, Yulin ^a   Sturgis, Charles D ^a   Grzybicki, Dana M ^a   Mahood, Laura K ^a   Raab, Stephen S ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation; Error; Patient safety; Quality assurance; Report card

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; BRONCHUS; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRAIN; BREAST DISEASES; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; COMMON BILE DUCT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATHOLOGY;

EID: 0036320112     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/J6JM-2741-HM34-1F1E     Document Type: Article

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