From grass to grace: How SLMTA revolutionised the Bamenda Regional hospital laboratory in cameroon

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Nkwawir, Siyem C ^a   Batumani, Nakeli N ^a   Maruta, Talkmore ^b   Awasom, Charles N ^a  

^a Regional Hospital Laboratory Bamenda   (Cameroon)

^b African Society for Laboratory Medicine   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; INVENTORY CONTROL; MEDICAL AUDIT; SAFETY; STRENGTHENING LABORATORY MANAGEMENT TOWARD ACCREDITATION PROGRAM; TEACHER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKSHOP;

EID: 85019575468     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.203     Document Type: Article

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