Patient safety and error reduction in surgical pathology.

Raouf E. Nakhleh

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Patient safety and error reduction in surgical pathology.

February 15, 2010

Nakhleh RE. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132(2):181-185.

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This review addresses surgical specimen analysis errors and highlights tactics to improve the reliability of the process.

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