Are external quality assurance (EQA) slide schemes a valid tool for the performance assessment of histopathologists?

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-121

  Parham, D M ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External quality assurance; Histopathologists; Performance assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATHOLOGIST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 15944419238     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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