Medical laboratories in sub-Saharan Africa that meet international quality standards

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 791-795

  Schroeder, Lee F ^a   Amukele, Timothy ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Africa; Global health; Laboratory; Quality

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CLINICAL LABORATORY; ETHIOPIA; GHANA; HEALTH CARE COST; KENYA; LAW; MALI; MAURITIUS; NAMIBIA; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; TANZANIA; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE;

ACCREDITATION; AFRICA; GLOBAL HEALTH; LABORATORY; QUALITY;

ACCREDITATION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LABORATORIES; LINEAR MODELS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84904488913     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPQ5KTKAGSSCFN     Document Type: Article

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