Utility of additional tissue sections in dermatopathology: Diagnostic, clinical and financial implications

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 81-87

  Stuart, Lauren N ^a   Rodriguez, Adrianna S ^a   Gardner, Jerad M ^b   Foster, Toby E ^c   MacKelfresh, Jamie ^a   Parker, Douglas C ^a   Chen, Suephy C ^a,d   Stoff, Benjamin K ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Highlands Pathology Consultants   (United States)

^d ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dermatopathology; health care economics; laboratory management; quality assurance quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LABORATORY MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROTOMY; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN DISEASE;

DERMATOPATHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS; LABORATORY MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICROTOMY; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84893654970     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cup.12267     Document Type: Article

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