ROSEs (rapid on-site evaluations) to our patients: The impact on laboratory resources and patient care

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 537-539

  Da Cunha Santos, Gilda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTECHNOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDED BIOPSY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID ON SITE EVALUATION; WORKLOAD; BRONCHUS; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LABORATORY; LUNG TUMOR; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; UTILIZATION;

BRONCHI; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84891513109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21319     Document Type: Editorial

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