A multi-institutional survey of critical diagnoses (critical values) in surgical pathology and cytology

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 731-735

  Pereira, Telma C ^a,g   Silverman, Jan F ^a   LiVolsi, Virginia ^b   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^c   Frable, William J ^d   Goldblum, John R ^e   Swanson, Paul E ^f  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical diagnoses; Critical values; Cytology; Multi institutional; Surgical pathology; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 55249121871     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPEHGNFGBEJZ7H     Document Type: Article

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