Harmonization of pre-analytical quality indicators

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-113

  Plebani, Mario ^a   Sciacovelli, Laura ^a   Aita, Ada ^a   Chiozza, Maria Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical laboratories; Harmonization; Patient safety; Pre analytical phase; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

CLINICAL LABORATORIES; HARMONIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRE-ANALYTICAL-PHASE; QUALITY INDICATORS;

HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84893624678     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11613/BM.2014.012     Document Type: Review

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