Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine in Croatia: Regulation of the profession

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Simundic, Ana Maria ^a   Topic, Elizabeta ^b   Cvoriscec, Dubravka ^c   Cepelak, Ivana ^d  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Accreditation; EC4; Education; Quality; Training

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCREDITATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHARACTER; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPETENCE; CROATIA; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW; LICENSING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SKILL; STANDARD; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY; VOCATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ACCREDITATION; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CROATIA; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRIES;

EID: 79951693863     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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