Cost efficiency analysis of modern cytocentrifugation methods versus liquid based (Cytyc Thinprep®) processing of urinary samples

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1208-1212

  Piaton, E ^a,b   Hutin, K ^a   Faynel J ^a   Ranchin, M C ^a   Cottier, M ^c  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOCENTRIFUGATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVESTMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE; LIQUID BASED CYTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; UROTHELIUM;

CENTRIFUGATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMANS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 8444224679     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.018648     Document Type: Article

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