Identification errors in pathology and laboratory medicine

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 979-996

  Valenstein, Paul N ^a,b,d   Sirota, Ronald L ^c  

^a Michigan Multispecialty Physicians   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Michigan Multispecialty Phys P   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL ERROR; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 8844235059     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2004.05.013     Document Type: Review

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