The effect of automated test rejection on repeat requesting

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 954-955

  Sharma, A ^a   Salzmann, M ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ENGLAND; FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; THYROTROPIN; VITAMIN B 12; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34547783351     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.037408     Document Type: Article

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