Quantifying quality: A review and scale proposal

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-97

  Buesa, René J ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies dilution factors; Controls for IHC; Correction of IHC scores; Epitope comparative manifestation potential; Objective quantifying scales; Parametric tests; Signs and numerical subjective scales; Theoretical frequency for multiple variable tests

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; EPITOPE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COST; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; THEORY; TISSUE PREPARATION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 21344452075     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.2005.28.2.89     Document Type: Review

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