Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 88-93 , April 2010

Interobserver diagnostic variability at “moderate” agreement levels could significantly change the prognostic estimates of clinicopathologic studies: evaluation of the problem using evidence from patients with diffuse lung disease

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.12.002

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 88-93 , April 2010

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