Testing volume is not synonymous of cost, value and efficacy in laboratory diagnostics

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 243-245

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Mattiuzzi, Camilla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Trento   (Italy)

Author keywords

cost; diagnostics; laboratory outcome; value; volume

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CATHETER; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LABORATORIES;

EID: 84875441330     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2012-0502     Document Type: Review

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