Change of pathology request forms can reduce unwanted requests and tests

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 853-855

  Bailey, J ^b   Jennings, A ^c   Parapia, L ^a  

^a BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; ENGLAND; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 23444437610     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.023101     Document Type: Article

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