Quality of placental pathology reports

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-58

  Khong, T Yee ^a,b   Gordijn, Sanne J ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Pathology; Pathology report; Placenta; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORION; DOCUMENTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TISSUE SLICE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0037230094     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-001-0263-3     Document Type: Article

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