Improved emergency department specimen handling time using a continuous quality improvement approach

Australian Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-15

  Isouard, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CQI; Quality; Specimen delivery; Specimen handling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0034036071     PISSN: 10381643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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