True or not: Uncertainty of laboratory results

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 587-588

  Viljoen, Adie ^a   Twomey, Patrick J ^b  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 34250821694     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.042333     Document Type: Note

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