Implementation of a quality improvement program to improve sweat test performance in a pediatric hospital

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 920-922

  Aqil, Barina ^a   West, Aaron ^a   Dowlin, Michael ^a   Tam, Estella ^a   Nordstrom, Cristy ^a   Buffone, Gregory ^a   Devaraj, Sridevi ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; PILOCARPINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; IONTOPHORESIS; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; SWEAT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHLORIDES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IONTOPHORESIS; MASS SCREENING; NEONATAL SCREENING; PILOCARPINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SWEAT; TEXAS;

EID: 84904011308     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0041-OA     Document Type: Article

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