Is the test result correct? A questionnaire study of blood collection practices in primary health care

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 707-711

  Söderberg, Johan ^a   Wallin, Olof ^a   Grankvist, Kjell ^a   Brulin, Christine ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

blood specimen collection; medical errors; phlebotomy; primary health care; questionnaires; specimen handling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VENOUS BLOOD; VENOUS STASIS;

ADULT; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 77954629314     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01179.x     Document Type: Article

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