Second opinion in pathology of lymphoid lesions - An audit

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 798-802

  Hamdani, Syed Naeem Raza ^a   Sharif, Muhammad Ashraf ^a,b   Mushtaq, Sajid ^a   Mamoon, Nadira ^a   Khadim, Muhammad Tahir ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b House 107   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Audit; Immunohistochemistry; Medical error; Second opinion; Surgical pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE LESION; LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; STAINING; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 57449100108     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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