Virtual surgical pathology in underdeveloped countries: The zambia project

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-219

  Pagni, Fabio ^a,b   Bono, Francesca ^a   Bella, Camillo Di ^a   Faravelli, Agostino ^a   Cappellini, Anna ^b  

^a DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TELEPATHOLOGY; ZAMBIA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEPATHOLOGY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 79952048504     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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