The effect of benchmarking clinical practice with the clinical laboratory: An institutional case study

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 867-876

  Bissell, M G ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; LABORATORY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032749025     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-2712(18)30095-7     Document Type: Review

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