Frequency and type of preanalytical errors in a laboratory medicine department in India

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1657-1659

  Rattan, Ashok ^a   Lippi, Giuseppe ^b,c  

^a Ranbaxy Laboratories   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Errors; Laboratory medicine; Preanalytical phase; Preanalytical variability

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREANALYTICAL ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; INDIA; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 56549100878     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2008.327     Document Type: Letter

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