Title: Critical review of the Stepwise laboratory improvement process towards accreditation (SLIPTA) : suggestions for harmonization, implementation and improvement

Authors: Datema, Tjeerd A.M.

Place: [Oxford]

Publisher: Blackwell

Year: 2012

Journal: Tropical medicine & international health

Volume: vol. 17, no. 3

PAGE: 361--367

Subject: Laboratory Quality Strengthening

Keywords: disease control, health services, scientific facilities, standards

Abstract: This article evaluates the quality and applicability of a tiered accreditation scheme Stepwise Laboratory Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) that was developed by WHO-AFRO, CDC and others for clinical laboratories in LMIC, compared with international quality standards.

URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02917.x/pdf

Document type: E-article