Current challenges and future opportunities

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 683-690

  Coffin, Cheryl M ^a   Hamilton, Marilyn S ^a   Pysher, Theodore J ^a   Bach, Philip ^a   Ashwood, Edward ^a   Schweiger, Jeanne ^a   Monahan, Dennis ^a   Perry, Deborah ^a   Rogers, Beverly B ^a   Brugnara, Carlo ^a   Rutledge, Joe ^a   Weiss, Ronald ^a   Ash, Owen ^a   Hill, Harry ^a   Meikle, Wayne ^a   Roberts, William ^a   Geaghan, Sharon ^a  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical pathology; Laboratory medicine; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; CHILD; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 17344387980     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/C52D-BY0U-VXXU-R360     Document Type: Article

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