Measuring Quality in Anatomic Pathology

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-259

  Raab, Stephen S ^a   Grzybicki, Dana Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY;

EID: 43049120032     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2007.12.004     Document Type: Review

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