The Italian external quality assessment scheme in classical cytogenetics: Four years of activity

Community Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 295-303

  Floridia, G ^a   Falbo, V ^a   Censi, F ^a   Tosto, F ^a   Salvatore, M ^a   Baroncini, A ^c   Battaglia, P ^c   Conti, A ^d   Donti, E ^e   La Starza, R ^e   Nitsch, L ^d   Pierluigi, M ^f   Piombo, G ^f   Susca, F ^g   Mancini, M ^b   Mecucci, C ^e   Calzolari, E ^h   Dagna Bricarelli, F ^f   Guanti, G ^g   Taruscio, D ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Service of Medical Genetics   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^f GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classical cytogenetics; External quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CYTOGENETICS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; ITALY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NEOPLASMS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44249119914     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121401     Document Type: Article

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