Miniaturization and globalization of clinical laboratory activities

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 581-586

  Melo, Murilo R ^a,c   Clark, Samantha ^b   Barrio, Daniel ^b  

^a Medical School of Santa Casa of Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

health services; international cooperation; miniaturization; nanomedicine; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORY; ELECTRONICS; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL TOURISM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MINIATURIZATION;

EID: 79954484252     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.092     Document Type: Review

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