Near-patient test for C-Reactive protein in general practice: Assessment of clinical, organizational, and economic outcomes

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 478-485

  Dahler Eriksen, Bjarne Steen ^a,b   Lauritzen, Torsten ^b   Lassen, Jens Flensted ^b   Lund, Erik D ^a   Brandslund, Ivan ^a  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032892661     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.4.478     Document Type: Article

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