Applying Lean methodologies reduces ED laboratory turnaround times
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Lean six sigma process improvement in specimen receiving to improve stat chemistry turnaround times
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0735-6757
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.06.013