Canada's pathology;La pathologie au Canada

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1523-1526

  Chorneyko, Kathy ^a   Butany, Jagdish ^b,c  

^a Brant Community Healthcare System   (Canada)

^b Association Canadienne des Pathologistes

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CANADA; EDITORIAL; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ERROR; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 45549102054     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.080710     Document Type: Editorial

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