Quality Improvement of Diagnostic Microbiology Through a Peer-group Proficiency Assessment Program a 20-year Experience in Ontario

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 445-455

  Richardson, Harold ^a,b   Wood, Donald ^a   Whitby, James ^a   Lannigan, Robert ^a   Fleming, Christine ^a  

^a Ontario Medical Association   (Canada)

^b Lab Proficiency Testing Program   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; ONTARIO; PEER REVIEW; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 0029994009     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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