The role of the External Quality Assessment

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-164

  Sciacovelli, Laura ^a,b   Secchiero, Sandra ^a,b   Zardo, Lorena ^a,b   Plebani, Mario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Abano Terme Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical quality; Analytical quality control; External Quality Assessment; Laboratory performance; Proficiency testing

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PEER REVIEW; REVIEW; SAMPLING;

EID: 77953840165     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11613/bm.2010.019     Document Type: Review

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