Harmonization of laboratory testing - Current achievements and future strategies

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 432, Issue , 2014, Pages 4-7

  Tate, Jillian R ^a   Johnson, Roger ^b   Barth, Julian ^c   Panteghini, Mauro ^d  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Critical laboratory results; Harmonization; Quality indicators; Reference intervals; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HARMONIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTANALYTICAL PHASE; PREANALYTICAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84901609497     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.08.021     Document Type: Article

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