Laboratory-associated and diagnostic errors: A neglected link

Diagnosis

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-94

  Plebani, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain to brain loop; Diagnostic errors; Laboratory medicine; Laboratory associated errors; Patient safety; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT HARM; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84974672073     PISSN: 21948011     EISSN: 2194802X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/dx-2013-0030     Document Type: Article

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