Laboratory-based quality assurance programme for near-patient urine dipstick testing, 1990-1997: Development, management and results

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-15

  Tighe, Paul ^a  

^a MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Point of care systems; Quality assurance; Reagent strips; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE; KETONE; NITRITE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; QUALITY CONTROL; RELATIVE DENSITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; TEST STRIP; TRAINING; URINALYSIS;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REAGENT STRIPS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0032937989     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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