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Reducing red blood cell folate testing: a case study in utilisation management

Mandatory enrichment of wheat flour in Canada with folic acid since 1998 has caused folate deficiency to be rare. There were 3019 red blood cell (RBC) folate tests performed during an 18-month period at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)/St. Joseph’s Healthcare London (SJHC) without any folate def...

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Autores principales:	Ismail, Ola, Chin-Yee, Ian, Gob, Alan, Bhayana, Vipin, Rutledge, Angela
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:	BMJ Quality Improvement report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6440601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30997421 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000531

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