Neuropathological diagnostic accuracy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 461-464

  Murphy, Mary ^a   Loosemore, A ^a   Ferrer, I ^b   Wesseling, P ^c   Wilkins, P R ^a   Bell, B A ^a  

^a ATKINSON MORLEY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Biopsy; Diagnosis; NEQAS; Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX;

BIOPSY; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036815848     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869021000030267     Document Type: Article

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