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. 2015 Jan 27;26(1):7–14.

Table 1.

The journey towards a patient-centered view of errors in laboratory medicine

Years
1950-1990 ANALYTICAL ERRORS
↓
1990s ERRORS IN CLINICAL LABORATORIES
(including pre- and post-analytical phases)
↓
2000s ERRORS IN THE TOTAL TESTING PROCESS
(including pre-pre- and post-post-analytical phases)
AND
Today TESTING-RELATED DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS