A data management approach to quality assurance using colorectal carcinoma reports from two institutions as a model

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-88

  Sorge, John P ^a   Harmon, C Reid ^b   Sherman, Susan M ^a   Baillie, E Eugene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b inREACH   (United States)

^c ANMED HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic; Colorectal carcinoma; Lymph node; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 21744438754     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/330FJ8WBF4E52A50     Document Type: Article

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