Defining the best quality-control systems by design and inspection

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 873-879

  Hinckley, C Martin ^a  

^a Assured Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

defects; mistake proofing; nonconformities; statistical quality control; task complexity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030993055     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.5.873     Document Type: Review

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