Evaluation of Thailand national external quality assessment on HIV testing

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-140

  Chalermchan, Wilai ^a   Pitak, Sirporn ^a   Sungkawasee, Suwanee ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Immunologic diseases; Quality assessment; Tests and testing; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND;

HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND;

EID: 33847343348     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860710731825     Document Type: Article

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