Preanalytical errors: A preliminary approach to the point of view of primary health care givers

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 225-229

  Gómez Salgado, Juan ^a   Romero, Adolfo ^b   Caparrós, Isabel S ^b   Barba, M Carmen ^c   Reina, Margarita ^c   Ruiz Frutos, Carlos ^d  

^a Primary Care District Huelva Costa Condado Campiña   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^c Guadalhorce Primary Health Care District   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

preanalytical mistakes; primary care; qualitative approach

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY NURSE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEAMWORK; THREAT; TIME; WORKLOAD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84920932541     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2014-0576     Document Type: Article

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