Temporal approach to hematological test usage in a major teaching hospital

Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 207-213

  Cheng, Calvino Ka Wing ^a   Lee, Terry ^a   Cembrowski, George S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hematological tests; Teaching hospital; Temporal approach

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BUDGET; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MONITORING; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HOLIDAYS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; PERIODICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0348133623     PISSN: 10802924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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