Diagnostic error in anatomical pathology: The uncertainty of its measurement?

Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 487-489

  Bryant, S J ^a,b   Davies, D J ^b,c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^b Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d SWAPS   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; NOTE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34247093844     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020601080518     Document Type: Editorial

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