Cytopathology proficiency testing: Where do we go from here?

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 257-264

  Nagy, George K ^a   Newton, Louise E ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CLIA '88; Proficiency testing; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; CYTOTECHNOLOGIST; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFICIENCY TESTING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 33645550129     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20361     Document Type: Review

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