Trends in point-of-care testing: In light of current economic climate

Point of Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 145-148

  Menke, Greg ^a   Anderson, Marcy ^a   Zito, Denise ^a   Kongable, Gail ^b  

^a Medical Automation Systems   (United States)

^b Epsilon Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Data management; Laboratory medicine; Point of care coordinators; Point of care testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949120164     PISSN: 1533029X     EISSN: 15330303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/POC.0b013e3181c0ed92     Document Type: Article

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