ISO 9000 case study: The role of the external consultant

Transfusion

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-78

  Nevalainen, D E ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD BANK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

EID: 0031890037     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1998.38198141502.x     Document Type: Article

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