Study Specimen labeling errors: a Q-probes analysis of 147 clinical laboratories. Citation Text: Wagar EA, Stankovic AK, Raab SS, et al. Specimen labeling errors: a Q-probes analysis of 147 clinical laboratories. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132(10):1617-22. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[1617:SLEAQA]2.0.CO;2. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL November 12, 2008 Wagar EA, Stankovic AK, Raab SS, et al. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132(10):1617-22. View more articles from the same authors. Laboratories with ongoing quality monitoring programs had a lower incidence of specimen labeling errors, as did institutions that provided around-the-clock phlebotomy services. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Wagar EA, Stankovic AK, Raab SS, et al. Specimen labeling errors: a Q-probes analysis of 147 clinical laboratories. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132(10):1617-22. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[1617:SLEAQA]2.0.CO;2. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Interpretive diagnostic error reduction in surgical pathology and cytology: guideline from the College of American Pathologists Pathology and Laboratory Quality Center and the Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology. June 17, 2015 Patient safety in anatomic pathology: measuring discrepancy frequencies and causes. April 15, 2005 Accuracy of send-out test ordering: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of ordering accuracy in 97 clinical laboratories. 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