Quality Assessment of Interpretative Commenting in Clinical Chemistry
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 50 (3) , 632-637
- https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2003.024877
Abstract
Background: Clinical interpretation of laboratory results is an integral part of clinical chemistry. However, the performance goals for assessing interpretative commenting in this discipline have not been as well established as for the quality of analytical requirements.Keywords
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