Decimal numbers and safe interpretation of clinical pathology results

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-181

  Sinnott, Michael ^a,b   Eley, Robert ^a,b   Steinle, Vicki ^c   Boyde, Mary ^a   Trenning, Leanne ^a   Dimeski, Goce ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DECIMAL NUMBER; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCIENTIST;

EID: 84893656030     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201865     Document Type: Article

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