Critical values in pediatric surgical pathology: Definition, implementation, and reporting in a children's hospital

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1038-1040

  Coffin, Cheryl M ^a,b   Spilker, Krista ^a   Lowichik, Amy ^a   Zhou, Holly ^a   Nielson, Kim ^a   Erickson, Lance ^a   Pysher, Theodore J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical values; Pediatrics; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFANT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATHOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PEDIATRICS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 38049074243     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/Y5K829U67GVYDWTU     Document Type: Article

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