Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 19 , Pages 143-147 , 1 October 2008

Six Sigma in the Microbiology Laboratory

  • B. Laurel Elder, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing Address: B. Laurel Elder, Ph.D., Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, 115 Medical Sciences Bldg., 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435. Tel.: 937-775-3923. Fax: 937-775-2633

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  6. Benedetto AR . Six Sigma: not for the faint of heart . Radiol. Manage. . 2003;25:40–53
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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2008.09.001

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 19 , Pages 143-147 , 1 October 2008

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