Laboratory Quality Management: A Roadmap

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 771-790

  Berte, Lucia M ^a  

^a Laboratories Made Better   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 35348867965     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2007.07.008     Document Type: Review

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