Analysis of factors influencing the generation of unqualified clinical samples and measures to prevent this generation

Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 216-219

  Lai, Xiaofei ^a   Yang, Ping ^a   Zhang, Yuhong ^a   Cao, Ju ^a   Zhang, Liping ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analysis; Clinical laboratory; Quality management; Samples

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861376890     PISSN: 22343806     EISSN: 22343814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.3.216     Document Type: Review

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