Interlaboratory trial 2000 "immunohistochemistry" of the German Society for Pathology and the Professional Association of German Pathologists;Ringversuch 2000 "immunhistochemie" der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Pathologie und des Berufsverbandes der Deutschen Pathologen

Pathologe

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-78

  Rudiger T ^a   Hofler H ^b   Kreipe, H H ^c   Nizze, H ^d   Pfeifer, U ^e   Stein, H ^f   Dallenbach, F E ^f   Fischer, H P ^e   Mengel, M ^c   Von Wasielewski, R ^c   Muller Hermelink H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^f FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Interlaboratory trial; Quality assurance; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HEMATOXYLIN; COLORING AGENT;

ARTICLE; GERMANY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGIST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUALITY CONTROL; STAINING; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE SLICE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; STANDARD;

COLORING AGENTS; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORIES; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 17144453299     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-002-0595-4     Document Type: Article

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