The application of Six Sigma techniques in the evaluation of enzyme measurement procedures in China

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 461-465

  Zhang, Chuanbao ^a,b   Zhao, Haijian ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Zeng, Jie ^a   Wang, Zhiguo ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Precision; Six Sigma; Triteness

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84934283086     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2014.140915     Document Type: Article

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