Validation of clinical laboratory results: Discussion of essential validation elements

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 243-250

  Libber, Jean Claude ^a  

^a Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of Brussels   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Laboratory results; Quality control; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031039498     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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