Translating a National Laboratory Strategic Plan into action through SLMTA in a district hospital laboratory in Botswana

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Ntshambiwa, Keoratile ^a   Ntabe Jagwer, Winnie ^a   Kefilwe, Chandapiwa ^a   Samuel, Fredrick ^a   Moyo, Sikhulile ^b  

^a Department of HIV AIDS Prevention and Care   (Botswana)

^b BOTSWANA HARVARD AIDS INSTITUTE PARTNERSHIP   (Botswana)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; SATISFACTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRENGTHENING LABORATORY MANAGEMENT TOWARD ACCREDITATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURNAROUND TIME;

EID: 84989161375     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.209     Document Type: Article

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