Evaluation of the impact of a total automation system in a large core laboratory on turnaround time

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 16-17, 2016, Pages 1254-1258

  Lou, Amy H ^a   Elnenaei, Manal O ^a   Sadek, Irene ^a   Thompson, Shauna ^a   Crocker, Bryan D ^a   Nassar, Bassam ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Priority of sample requests; Total automation system; Turnaround time

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; THYROTROPIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORE LABORATORY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; TURNAROUND TIME; HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; HUMANS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 84992027362     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2016.08.018     Document Type: Article

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