Quality assurance of laboratory work and clinical use of laboratory tests in general practice in Norway: A survey

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-175

  Thue, Geir ^a   Jevnaker, Marianne ^a   Gulstad, Guri Andersen ^a,b   Sandberg, Sverre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Family practice; laboratories; quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80052759956     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2011.585837     Document Type: Conference Paper

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