The EFLM strategy for harmonization of the preanalytical phase

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1660-1666

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a,b   Simundic, Ana Maria ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG PRE)   (Italy)

^c Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

Author keywords

diagnostics; errors; laboratory testing; preanalytical phase; quality

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHLEBOTOMY; PRE-ANALYTICAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION STUDY; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EUROPE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EUROPE; PHLEBOTOMY; PRE-ANALYTICAL PHASE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85037646752     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2017-0277     Document Type: Review

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