Design, implementation and results of the quality control program for the Australian government's point of care testing in general practice trial

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 413-419

  Shephard, Mark ^a   Shephard, Anne ^a   Watkinson, Les ^a   Mazzachi, Beryl ^a   Worley, Paul ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MICROALBUMINURIA; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ALBUMINS; AUSTRALIA; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CREATINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 69749119149     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2009.009045     Document Type: Article

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