TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1984//
TI  - The Howie Code: what are the real costs?
JO  - Journal of clinical pathology
A1  - Collins, C. H.
A1  - Howie, J. W.
SP  - 83
EP  - 86
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
N2  - The costs of implementing the Code of Practice for the Prevention of Infection in Clinical Laboratories appear to have been inflated in various ways. These include: alterations and improvements not required by the Code; rehabilitation of neglected buildings to conform with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act; correction of poor design in recently built laboratories; suboptimal management and courses of instruction; and numerous committees.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9746
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -