Lessons for the laboratory from a general practitioner survey

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 283-287

  Boyde, A M ^a   Earl, R ^a   Fardell, S ^a   Yeo, N ^a   Burrin, J M ^a   Price, C P ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Pathology services; Performance survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030927827     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.4.283     Document Type: Article

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