External quality assessment schemes: Need for recognised requirements

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 309, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-199

  Sciacovelli, Laura ^a   Secchiero, Sandra ^a   Zardo, Lorena ^a   Plebani, Mario ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

EQA scheme accreditation; External quality assessment; Laboratory performance; Performance assessment; Quality improvement; Requirements for EQA

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; ITALY9; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCREDITATION; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; ITALY; LABORATORIES; PATHOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034962378     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(01)00521-6     Document Type: Article

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