Transforming Laboratory Utilization Review into Laboratory Stewardship: Guidelines by the PLUGS National Committee for Laboratory Stewardship

Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 259-268

  Dickerson, Jane A ^a,b   Fletcher, Andrew H ^c   Procop, Gary ^d   Keren, David F ^e   Singh, Ila R ^f   Garcia, Joaquin J ^g   Carpenter, Robert B ^c   Miles, Joe ^c   Jackson, Brian ^c   Astion, Michael L ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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EID: 85046509902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24757241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/jalm.2017.023606     Document Type: Article

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