The European Communities Confederation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EC4)

Quality Assurance Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 234-237

  Hallworth, Mike ^a  

^a ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 25444434096     PISSN: 10878378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qaj.342     Document Type: Short Survey

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