The practice of pathology in Canada : Decreasing pathologist supply and uncertain outcomes

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-94

  Colgan, Terence J ^a,c   Geldenhuys, Laurette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Queen Elizabeth II Hospital   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

CANADA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84856025303     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0188-OA     Document Type: Article

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