Overview on robotics in the laboratory

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-218

  Wheeler, Mike J ^a  

^a Old Dairy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOANALYZER; BIOCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; CENTRIFUGE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; STAFF; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TURNAROUND TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LABORATORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LABORATORIES; ROBOTICS;

EID: 34250378327     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456307780480873     Document Type: Review

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