What is quality in surgical pathology?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 669-672

  Nakhleh, Raouf E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER REVIEW; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TRAINING;

HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33745915858     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.031385     Document Type: Review

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