Toward objective quality assurance: The eyes don't have it

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 520-522

  Stoler, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; WART VIRUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0036323680     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/1EUT-RQCM-LWW8-7QDN     Document Type: Editorial

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