Critical result communication response to Piva and Plebani: Best practices for communicating critical values

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 185-186

  Derzon, James H ^a   Liebow, Edward B ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; CRITICAL VALUE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NORMAL VALUE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84871717464     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.11.001     Document Type: Letter

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