Time to redefine the requirements for a medical laboratory scientist

Australian Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 107-110

  Badrick, Tony ^a   St John, Andrew ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Government Australian Research Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST; MICROBIOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; SCIENTIST; TRANSFUSION;

EID: 84872734289     PISSN: 10381643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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