Reflex and reflective testing: Efficiency and effectiveness of adding on laboratory tests

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-227

  Srivastava, Rajeev ^a   Bartlett, William A ^a   Kennedy, Ian M ^a   Hiney, Allan ^a   Fletcher, Colin ^b   Murphy, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; IRON; POTASSIUM; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTIVE TEST; REFLEX TEST; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHOLECALCIFEROLS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77951854316     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2010.009282     Document Type: Article

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