Identification of the types of preanalytical errors in the clinical chemistry laboratory: 1-Year study at G.B. Pant Hospital

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-92

  Chawla, Ranjna ^a   Goswami, Binita ^a   Tayal, Devika ^a   Mallika, V ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING;

EID: 77951965160     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LM9JXZBMLSVJT9RK     Document Type: Article

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