Laboratory sampling: Does the process affect the outcome?

Journal of Intravenous Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 137-142

  Becan McBride, Kathleen ^a,b  

^a Texas Mexico Border Hlth Serv P   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN PUNCTURE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0033513477     PISSN: 08965846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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