Quality and Safety in Outpatient Laboratory Testing

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-303

  Elder, Nancy C ^a   Hickner, John ^b   Graham, Deborah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NorthShore University HealthSystem   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 43049109542     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2007.12.008     Document Type: Review

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