RETRACTED: Professional Autonomy in the Running of Diagnostic Laboratories in Nigeria

O. Erhabor^1*, G. C. Okara², T. C. Adias³, T. Erhabor⁴, U. Erhabor⁵

¹Blood Transfusion Faculty, West African Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science, Abuja, Nigeria.
²West African Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science, Abuja, Nigeria.
³Federal University Otuoke, Otuoke, Nigeria.
⁴Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
⁵Applied Public Health Department, School of Community Health and Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

DOI: 10.4236/ojim.2020.102021                

Abstract

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Keywords

Professional Autonomy, Diagnostic Laboratories, Nigeria, Pathology, Bridge, Science and Medicine

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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