Global laboratory initiative tool for a stepwise process towards tuberculosis laboratory accreditation

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 704-705

  Datema, Tjeerd A M ^a   Oskam, Linda ^a   Engelberts, Mirjam F M ^a   Van Beers, Stella M ^a   Shinnick, Thomas M ^b   Baker, Martin ^c   Ridderhof, John C ^d   Scholten, Jerod ^e   Van Deun, Armand ^f   Gilpin, Christopher ^g   Klatser, Paul R ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^f INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY; LETTER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84859702793     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0701     Document Type: Letter

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