Impact of the new General Medical Services contract on the clinical laboratory

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-10

  Smellie, W S A ^a   Roy, D V ^b  

^a BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Merrington House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CONTRACT SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 13444273002     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0004563053026781     Document Type: Review

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