The practice of histopathology in a developing country: Difficulties and challenges; plus a discussion on the terrible disease burden we carry

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Ahmad, Z ^a   Qureshi, A ^a   Khurshid, A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BONE LESION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EWING SARCOMA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MASTECTOMY; MOUTH CANCER; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PAKISTAN; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT SAFETY; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SALARY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; WORKLOAD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEOPLASMS; PAKISTAN; PATHOLOGY;

EID: 61449201898     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.061606     Document Type: Review

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