Reflective testing

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-240

  Simpson, W G ^a   Twomey, P J ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALPRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 1542511886     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2003.011668     Document Type: Editorial

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