Quality assurance studies in eight State tuberculosis laboratories in India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 522-527

  Paramasivan, C N ^a   Venkataraman, P ^a   Vasanthan, J S ^a   Rahman, F ^a   Narayanan, P R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

Eight states; India; Proficiency panel testing; Sputum smear microscopy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; INDIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; STAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPUTUM; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0037783367     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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