title: The costing of tests in a laboratory for clinical chemistry and haematology.
abstract: The total cost of a haematology and clinical chemistry laboratory, including external and hospital costs, was studied in a district general hospital in The Netherlands. The main conclusion is that the number of samples analysed is the most important cost-setting factor, but that reduction in the number of requests does not result in the proportional diminution of costs.
mesh_terms: D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006405:Hematology / Q000191:economics*; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics; D009426:Netherlands