Causes, consequences, detection, and prevention of identification errors in laboratory diagnostics.

Giuseppe Lippi; Norbert Blanckaert; Pierangelo Bonini; Sol Green; Steve Kitchen; Vladimir Palicka; Anne J. Vassault; Camilla Mattiuzzi; Mario Plebani

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Causes, consequences, detection, and prevention of identification errors in laboratory diagnostics.

April 22, 2009

Lippi G, Blanckaert N, Bonini P, et al. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2009;47(2):143-53.

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This review provides an overview of identification errors in laboratory medicine, building on past efforts to highlight practical solutions for prevention.

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