"Harmonization of laboratory testing - A global activity"

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 432, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-3

  Tate, Jillian R ^a   Johnson, Roger ^b   Barth, Julian H ^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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84901614230     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2014.02.006     Document Type: Editorial

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