Quality in coagulation and haemostasis testing

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-199

  Bonar, Roslyn ^a   Favaloro, Emmanuel J ^b   Adcock, Dorothy M ^c  

^a Haematology Quality Assurance Program   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Esoterix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; External quality assurance; Haemostasis; Internal quality control; Quality

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ACCREDITATION; ACCURACY; ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CENTRIFUGATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FUNCTION TEST; HEMOPHILIA; HEMOSTASIS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; METHODOLOGY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE POOR PLASMA; THROMBOPHILIA; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 77953818030     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11613/bm.2010.023     Document Type: Review

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