Comparison of procedures for evaluating laboratory performance in external quality assessment schemes for lead in blood and aluminum in serum demonstrates the need for common quality specifications

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2000-2007

  Taylor, Andrew ^a   Angerer, Jurgen ^a   Claeys, Francoise ^a   Kristiansen, Jesper ^a   Mazarrasa, Olav ^a   Menditto, Antonio ^a   Patriarca, Marina ^a   Pineau, Alain ^a   Schoeters, Ilse ^a   Sykes, Christophe ^a   Valkonen, Sinikka ^a   Weykamp, Cas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; LEAD;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 18644374187     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.11.2000     Document Type: Article

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