Systematic monitoring of standardization and harmonization status with commutable EQA-samples—Five year experience from the Netherlands

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 414, Issue , 2012, Pages 234-240

  Cobbaert, Christa ^a   Weykamp, Cas ^b   Franck, Paul ^c   de Jonge, Robert ^d   Kuypers, Aldy ^e   Steigstra, Herman ^f   Klein Gunnewiek, Jacqueline ^g   van Loon, Douwe ^h   Jansen, Rob ^f  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Queen Beatrix Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d EMCR   (Netherlands)

^e Maas Hospital Pantein   (Netherlands)

^f SKML   (Netherlands)

^g GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^h ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Commutable EQA materials; Desirable bias and imprecision; Harmonization; Standardization; Test equivalence; Total allowable error

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME; HARMONIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; NETHERLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; STANDARDIZATION; TREND STUDY; BLOOD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METABOLISM; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTES; ENZYMES; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84867595672     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.09.027     Document Type: Article

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