Increased instrument intelligence - Can it reduce laboratory error?

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 232-236

  Jekelis, Albert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); ERROR CORRECTION; ERROR DETECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORIES; PROCESS CONTROL;

ANALYZERS; INSTRUMENT INTELLIGENCE; LABORATORY ERRORS; REAGENT WASTES;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD;

AUTOANALYSIS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20044394608     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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