CLSI: Building Laboratory Capacity in Africa

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 95-99

  McClure, Karen ^a   Arbique, Judith ^b   Rendell, Anne ^b   Rizzo Price, Patricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Capital District Health Authority   (Canada)

^c Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 66949161131     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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