An automated minimum retest interval rejection rule reduces repeat CRP workload and expenditure, and influences clinician-requesting behaviour

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 731-733

  Waldron, Jenna Louise ^a   Ford, Clare ^a   Dobie, Donald ^a   Danks, Graham ^a   Humphrey, Richard ^a   Rolli, Alain ^a   Gama, Rousseau ^a,b  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY MANAGEMENT; LABORATORY TESTS;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84905126161     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2014-202256     Document Type: Article

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