Point-of-care testing has a limited effect on time to clinical decision in primary health care

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 547-552

  Grodzinsky, E ^a   Wirehn, A B ^a   Fremner, E ^b   Haglund, S ^c   Larsson, L ^b   Persson, L G ^a   Borgquist, L ^a,d  

^a U R and D in Prim Care/Psychiat   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Laboratory logistics; Primary health care; Turnaround time

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TIME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 4844231887     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510410007044     Document Type: Article

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