Clinical outcome indicators, disease prevalence and test request variability in primary care

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-158

  O'Kane, Maurice J ^a   Casey, Lee ^b   Lynch, P L Mark ^a   McGowan, Noel ^a   Corey, John ^a  

^a ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Oakleaf Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRELAND; LABORATORY TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 79953010534     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2010.010214     Document Type: Article

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