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The pathologist and attending staff: working together for cost effective laboratory use
Pathologist
|February 10, 1981
Abstract:
To improve the cost effectiveness of the clinical laboratory the pathologist must be concerned not only about the accuracy of analytic procedures but also about the appropriateness of laboratory use. Though pathologists have little control over the amount and nature of the use of the clinical laboratory, the author explains how pathologists can teach attending staff to use clinical laboratory services appropriately.
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