Clinical audit in the laboratory

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 593-597

  Erasmus, R T ^a   Zemlin, A E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PATHOLOGY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL GOVERNANCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 67650495868     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.056929     Document Type: Review

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