Pathologist performed fine needle aspirations & implementation of JCAHO Universal Protocol and "Time out"

CytoJournal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Siddiqui, Momin T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 36048989696     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17426413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-6413-4-19     Document Type: Review

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