title: Is the phlebotomist obsolete?
authors.affiliation: School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ernst
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007587:Job Description; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000639:trends*; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload