SERUM IRON AND PROFICIENCY TESTING - A DILEMMA

Authors
BLIJENBERG BG ROETERING HA BROUWER HJ
Citation
Bg. Blijenberg et al., SERUM IRON AND PROFICIENCY TESTING - A DILEMMA, European journal of clinical chemistry and clinical biochemistry, 31(4), 1993, pp. 233-237
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Chemistry Medicinal
Journal title
European journal of clinical chemistry and clinical biochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09394974
Volume
31
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
233 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
0939-4974(1993)31:4<233:SIAPT->2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We present and discuss observations regarding the results of the serum iron determination as seen in various surveys. The reference method p roved to score different in our hands judging on the performance in th e Dutch and German quality assessment schemes. Furthermore, it is clea r and frustrating that these scores, representing the most accurate re sults, are becoming more and more labeled ''out of acceptable range''.