The importance of second opinion in surgical pathology referral material of lymphoma

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 399-405

  Al Maghrabi, Jaudah A ^a,b   Sayadi, Hassan H ^b  

^a Aziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CONSULTATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; INTERINSTITUTIONAL SECOND OPINION; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84859714545     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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