Point of Care Testing

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 893-908

  Nichols, James H ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; LICENSING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TRAINING;

CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 35348838946     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2007.07.003     Document Type: Review

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