Recommendations for quality assurance and improvement in surgical and autopsy pathology.

Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology; Raouf E. Nakhleh; Cheryl Coffin; Kumarasen Cooper

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Recommendations for quality assurance and improvement in surgical and autopsy pathology.

August 9, 2006

Pathology A of D of A and S, Nakhleh RE, Coffin C, et al. Hum Pathol. 2006;37(8):985-8.

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This article provides guidelines for ensuring quality in surgical and autopsy pathology, including identifying and correcting errors.

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