Cytodiagnosis in the autopsy suite: A tool for improving autopsy quality and resident education

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1056-1062

  Schnadig, Vicki J ^a   Molina, Claudia P ^a   Aronson, Judith F ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ROMANOWSKI STAINING; STAINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447309350     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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