A Needs Assessment of Breast Pathology Services in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Context.--High-quality breast pathology services are a cornerstone to rendering accurate and timely diagnostic reports essential for breast cancer management. Objective.--To perform a qualitative needs assessment of breast pathology services across several large referral hospitals in sub-Saharan Afr...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Vol. 150; no. 7; pp. 527 - 533 |
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College of American Pathologists
Jul2026
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