Proficiency testing and external quality assurance: Crossing borders and disciplines

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 7, Issue 8-9, 2002, Pages 335-340

  Rej, Robert ^a,b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Interlaboratory comparisons; Medical laboratories; Proficiency testing; Review

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERNET; LABORATORY; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036708730     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-002-0513-8     Document Type: Review

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