A comprehensive review of the SLMTA literature part 2: Measuring success

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Luman, Elizabeth T ^a   Yao, Katy ^a   Nkengasong, John N ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHECKLIST; CLINICIAN SATISFACTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INTERNAL AUDIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONCONFORMITY; PARAMETERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY SYSTEM ESSENTIAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIMEN REJECTION RATE; STAFF PUNCTUALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURN AROUND TIME;

EID: 84989330381     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.276     Document Type: Review

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