Quality management and accreditation of research tissue banks

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 458, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-248

  Carter, Anne ^a   Betsou, Fotini ^b   Clark, Brian J ^a  

^a OnCore UK   (United Kingdom)

^b Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; TISSUE BANKS;

EID: 79951727396     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-010-1028-z     Document Type: Letter

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