Actual practices in nephropathology: A survey and comparison with best practices

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 132-140

  Pullman, James M ^a   Ferrario, Franco ^b   Nast, Cynthia C ^c  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Immuno fluorescence; Kidney biopsy; Nephropathology; Practice

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; SILVER;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SILVER STAINING; STAINING; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 34247635228     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31803250d8     Document Type: Article

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