External quality assurance as a revalidation method for pathologists in pediatric histopathology: Comparison of four international programs

BMC Clinical Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Sergi, Consolato ^a   Mikuz, Gregor ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 57649131136     PISSN: 14726890     EISSN: 14726890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-8-11     Document Type: Article

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