Evidence from 617 laboratories in 47 countries for SLMTA-driven improvement in quality management systems

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Yao, Katy ^a   Luman, Elizabeth T ^a  

^a US Centers for Disease Control and revention (CDC)   (Georgia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN; CHECKLIST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABORATORY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84944215789     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.262     Document Type: Article

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