Specimen labeling errors: a Q-probes analysis of 147 clinical laboratories.

Elizabeth A. Wagar; Ana K. Stankovic; Stephen S. Raab; Raouf E. Nakhleh; Molly K. Walsh

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Specimen labeling errors: a Q-probes analysis of 147 clinical laboratories.

November 12, 2008

Wagar EA, Stankovic AK, Raab SS, et al. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132(10):1617-22.

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Laboratories with ongoing quality monitoring programs had a lower incidence of specimen labeling errors, as did institutions that provided around-the-clock phlebotomy services.

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