Strengthening laboratory systems in resource-limited settings

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 374-380

  Olmsted, Stuart S ^a   Moore, Melinda ^a   Meili, Robin C ^a   Duber, Herbert C ^a,b   Wasserman, Jeffrey ^a   Sama, Preethi ^a   Mundell, Ben ^a   Hilborne, Lee H ^a,c,d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor organizations; Global fund; International laboratory systems; PEPFAR; Public health laboratory; Quality systems; US president's emergency plan for AIDS relief

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; ETHIOPIA; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KENYA; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; THAILAND;

EID: 77956592433     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPDQOSB7QR5GLR     Document Type: Article

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