"Quality Control" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Descriptor ID |
D011786
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MeSH Number(s) |
J01.897.608
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Concept/Terms |
Quality Control- Quality Control
- Control, Quality
- Controls, Quality
- Quality Controls
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1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Control" by people in Profiles.
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UGT1A1 regulatory variant with potential effect on efficacy of HIV and cancer drugs commonly prescribed in South Africa. Pharmacogenomics. 2021 10; 22(15):963-972.
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Proposed application of six sigma metrics using a gamma distribution to monitor turnaround time for a high-volume coagulation test before and after introduction of a total laboratory automation platform in an academic laboratory in South Africa. Int J Lab Hematol. 2020 06; 42(3):e124-e127.
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An overview of the quality assurance programme for HIV rapid testing in South Africa: Outcome of a 2-year phased implementation of quality assurance program. PLoS One. 2019; 14(9):e0221906.
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Integrity of Uncapped Routine Coagulation Specimens Processed in an Automated Integrated Laboratory. Clin Lab. 2018 Jul 01; 64(7):1317-1321.
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The accuracy of HIV rapid testing in integrated bio-behavioral surveys of men who have sex with men across 5 Provinces in South Africa. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Jul; 96(28):e7391.
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Standardization of Laboratory Methods for the PERCH Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Jun 15; 64(suppl_3):S245-S252.
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Establishing an academic biobank in a resource-challenged environment. S Afr Med J. 2017 May 24; 107(6):486-492.
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The use of decentralized GeneXpert by trained non-laboratory technicians in rural clinics in South Africa. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2015 Sep; 95(5):625-6.
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The Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) multi-site quality assurance program for cryopreserved human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. J Immunol Methods. 2014 Jul; 409:21-30.
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Multicenter feasibility study to assess external quality assessment panels for Xpert MTB/RIF assay in South Africa. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jul; 52(7):2493-9.