Quality control and automation in cervical cytology

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 372-378

  Kumar, Neeta ^a   Jain, Shyama ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Automation; Errors; Pap smear; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STAINING; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 12344297492     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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