The degree of knowledge shown by physicians in relation to the variability of laboratory test results

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-382

  Flores, Emilio ^a   Leiva, Maria ^b   Leiva Salinas, Carlos ^c   Salinas, Maria ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SAN JUAN   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytical variability; Biological variability

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CA 125 ANTIGEN; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; FERRITIN; GLUCOSE; IRON; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; THYROTROPIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 63849164204     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.081     Document Type: Letter

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