Specimen labelling: Before or after collection ?

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2119-2120

  Hawkins, Robert C ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Labelling; Phlebotomy; Pre analytical

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL LABELING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT SAFETY; PHLEBOTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84856509742     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.737     Document Type: Letter

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