Cost analysis of laboratory tests: A study of the Central Laboratory of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 955-963

  Charuruks, Navapun ^a   Chamnanpai, Seangtipa ^b   Seublinvog, Tada ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Central laboratory; Cost analysis; Laboratory efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INCOME; LABORATORY TEST; PROFIT; PROFITABILITY; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINALYSIS;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; THAILAND;

EID: 4544232805     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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