A new parameter to evaluate the quality of fiber count data of slides with relocatable fields

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-144

  Pang, Thomas ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asbestos fibers; Microscopy; Quality control; Reference slides

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; CHRYSOTILE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ASBESTOS, AMOSITE; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33847794774     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620601128852     Document Type: Article

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