Histopathology reporting of breast cancer in Queensland: The impact on the quality of reporting as a result of the introduction of recommendations

Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-365

  Austin, R ^a   Thompson, B ^a   Coory, M ^b   Walpole, E ^c   Francis, G ^c   Fritschi, L ^d  

^a VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Breast carcinoma; Pathology reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOM SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 68849099429     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020902884469     Document Type: Article

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