Productivity standards for histology laboratories

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-124

  Buesa, René J ^a  

^a Retired   (United States)

Author keywords

Histology standards; Overall performance standards; Work flow productivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALCULATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EMBEDDING; EMPLOYEE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; MICROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORKLOAD;

ANIMALS; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77649281236     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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