A decision-support system for flow cytometry immunophenotyping

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 567-573

  Asare, Adam L ^a   Ellis, Jason S ^a   Caldwell, Charles W ^a,b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical flow cytometry; Decision support; Information systems; Quality assurance; Quality improvement; Relational databases

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCHROME; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; VIRUS LOAD; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; EVALUATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0036783333     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/0N45-CC0E-R802-D9NG     Document Type: Article

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