Potentially inappropriate repeat laboratory testing in inpatients [16]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 784-785

  Hawkins, Robert C ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BICARBONATE; BILIRUBIN; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SODIUM; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33645458623     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.064139     Document Type: Letter

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