ICSH guidelines for the standardization of bone marrow specimens and reports

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 349-364

  Lee, S H ^a   Erber, W N ^b   Porwit, A ^c   Tomonaga, M ^d   Peterson, L C ^e  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirate; Bone marrow; Report; Standardization; Trephine biopsy

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 51349134192     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2008.01100.x     Document Type: Review

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