Quality management in the medical laboratory: A comparison of draft standards

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-119

  Kailner, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accreditation; ISO standards; Quality management

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONFERENCE PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION;

ACCREDITATION; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032458198     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(98)00138-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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