Evaluation of the performance of randomized versus fixed time schedules for quality control procedures

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 575-580

  Parvin, Curtis A ^a   Robbins III, Sanford ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LABORATORY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34147210333     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.083311     Document Type: Article

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