Inadequate rates are lower when FNAC samples are taken by cytopathologists

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 327-331

  Singh, N ^a   Ryan, D ^a   Berney, D ^a   Calaminici, M ^a   Sheaff, M T ^a   Wells, C A ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspirator; Audit; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Inadequate rate; One stop clinic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGIST; CYTOTECHNICIAN; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0347386411     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0956-5507.2003.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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