Blinded review of Papanicolaou smears in the context of litigation
β Scribed by Renshaw, Andrew A. ;Young, Mary L. ;Holladay, E. Blair
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Volume
- 102
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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β¦ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Blinded review has been endorsed by several cytology and pathology organizations as the most appropriate method for the review of cervicovaginal specimens in the context of litigation. Methods for determining the statistical validity of this method were evaluated.
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