The rise and fall of C-reactive protein: Managing demand within clinical biochemistry

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-158

  Hutton, H D ^a   Drummond, H S ^a   Fryer, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 64549110770     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2008.008126     Document Type: Article

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