Quality matters in strengthening global laboratory medicine

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1-4

  Nkengasong, John N ^a   Birx, Deborah ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY MEDICINE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICINE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84989358436     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.239     Document Type: Note

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