Creation of a retrospective searchable neuropathologic database from print archives at Toronto's University Health Network

Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-93

  Ehsani, Sepehr ^a   Kiehl, Tim Rasmus ^a,b   Bernstein, Andrea ^c   Gentili, Fred ^b   Asa, Sylvia L ^a,b   Croul, Sidney E ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automated scanning; Database; Java programs; Laboratory information system; Neuropathology; Print archives

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANADA; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 37549052949     PISSN: 00236837     EISSN: 15300307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700694     Document Type: Article

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