Appropriate utilization of clinical laboratory tests

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1461-1465

  Alonso Cerezo, María Concepción ^a   Martín, José Simón ^b   Montes, Miguel Angel García ^c   De La Iglesia, Verónica Marcos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Hospital Moncloa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Appropriate use; Efficacy; Improvement; Laboratory professionals; Laboratory results

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 73249143554     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.335     Document Type: Short Survey

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