Interobserver agreement in grading of colorectal cancers - Findings from a nationwide web-based survey of histopathologists

Histopathology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 494-499

  Chandler, I ^a,b   Houlston, R S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Colorectum; Grade; Histopathology; Interobserver agreement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MODERATELY DIFFERENTIATED TUMOR; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARAMETER; PATHOLOGIST; POORLY DIFFERENTIATED TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WELL DIFFERENTIATED TUMOR;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PROGNOSIS; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 40149098835     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.02976.x     Document Type: Article

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