Improving quality in national reference laboratories: The role of SLMTA and mentorship

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Audu, Rosemary A ^a   Onubogu, Catherine C ^a   Nwokoye, Nkiru N ^a   Ofuche, Eke ^b   Baboolal, Shirematee ^c   Oke, Odafen ^d   Luman, Elizabeth T ^d   Idigbe, Emmanuel O ^a  

^a NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^b APIN PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES   (Nigeria)

^c American Society for Microbiology   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STANDARDIZATION; STRENGTHENING LABORATORY MANAGEMENT TOWARD ACCREDITATION; TEACHER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TUBERCULOSIS LABORATORY; VIROLOGY LABORATORY;

EID: 84989346336     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.200     Document Type: Article

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