Unbiased histological examinations in toxicological experiments (or, the informed leading the blinded examination)

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 711-714

  Holland, Tom ^a   Holland, Christopher ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biostatistics; histopathology; statistical analysis; toxicologic pathology

Indexed keywords

BLIND EXAMINATION; CARCINOGENICITY; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFORMED EXAMINATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER BIAS; PATHOLOGIST; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL BIAS; REVIEW; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOSTATISTICS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; TOXICITY TESTS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 79959419964     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: 15331601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192623311406288     Document Type: Review

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