Raymond's paragraph systeman alternative format for the organization of gross pathology reports and its implementation in an academic teaching hospital

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 298-302

  Dayton, Annette S ^a   Ro, Jae Y ^a   Schwartz, Mary R ^b   Ayala, Alberto G ^b   Raymond, A Kevin ^c  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CANCER CENTER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAINING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEXAS;

EID: 59949105251     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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