External quality assessment of microbial counts from water: To score or not to score for proficiency

Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 304-308

  Tillett, H E ^a   Lightfoot, N F ^b   Eaton, S ^c   Place, B M ^c  

^a SCOT Statistical Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External quality assessment; Microbiology; Performance; Scoring; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COUNTER; MICROBIAL POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOB PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033675781     PISSN: 13604015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2000.tb00265.x     Document Type: Article

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