Appropriate use of the clinical laboratory: need and trends;Uso adecuado del laboratorio clínico: necesidad y tendencias

Revista del Laboratorio Clinico

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-82

  García Raja, Ana ^a,b   Martín, Imma Caballé ^b   Marín, Ángeles Giménez ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio Clínico del Comité Científico de la Sociedad Española   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST;

EID: 65449143639     PISSN: 18884008     EISSN: 19890389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labcli.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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