Integration of data derived from biological variation into the quality management system

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 346, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-18

  Ricós, Carmen ^a,b   Alvarez, Virtudes ^a,c   Cava, Fernando ^a,d   García Lario, José Vicene ^a,e   Hernández, Amparo ^a,c   Jiménez, Carlos Víctor ^a,f   Minchinela, Joana ^a,f   Perich, Carmen ^a,g   Simón, Margarita ^a,h  

^a Analytical Quality Commission   (Spain)

^b Laboratoris Clinics Hosp Vall d'H   (Spain)

^c Laboratori Clinic l'Hospitalet   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^e Hospital de Motril   (Spain)

^f Laboratori Clinic Barcelones   (Spain)

^g Laboratori Clinic Bon Pastor   (Spain)

^h Consorci Laboratori Intercomarcal ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytical process; Biological variation; Postanalytical process; Preanalytical process; Quality system

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 3242657426     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.03.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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