Does external evaluation of laboratories improve patient safety?

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 753-755

  Noble, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Evaluation; Laboratory; Proficiency testing

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ACCREDITATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WATER ANALYSIS;

EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PATIENTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34250727583     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2007.166     Document Type: Review

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