Near patient testing and pathology in the new millennium

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-30

  Crook, M A ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CENTER; HOME MONITORING; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0033957879     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.53.1.27     Document Type: Review

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