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Review Article| Volume 37, ISSUE 1, P137-150, March 2017

A Total Quality-Control Plan with Right-Sized Statistical Quality-Control

  • James O. Westgard
    Correspondence
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
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    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, USA

    Westgard QC, Inc, Madison, WI 53717, USA
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Published:December 20, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cll.2016.09.011

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