Strengthening public laboratory service in sub-Saharan Africa: Uganda case study

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 719-725

  Elbireer, Ali M ^a,c,d   Opio, Alex A ^b   Brough, Richard L ^d   Jackson, J Brooks ^a,c   Manabe, Yukari C ^c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Laboratory; Quality; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AFRICA; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALARIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 84855520048     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: 19437730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LM2OBNYY9D0UXZJO     Document Type: Article

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