Disclosure of diagnostic errors: The death knell of retrospective pathology reviews?

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 216-218

  Colgan, Terence J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical biopsy; Medical error; Pap test; Retrospective pathology review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ERROR; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 26444505029     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.lgt.0000179860.67574.22     Document Type: Review

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