Patient safety in anatomic pathology: Measuring discrepancy frequencies and causes

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 459-466

  Raab, Stephen S ^a,d   Nakhleh, Raouf E ^b   Ruby, Stephen C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Palos Community Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

MEDICAL ERRORS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 16344384736     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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