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Laboratory standards in routine clinical andrology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2009

David Mortimer
David Mortimer*
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Sydney IVF, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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David Mortimer, Sydney IVF, 187 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
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It is a fundamental principle of laboratory tests that they are never entirely free from error. However, understanding the source and extent of such errors is a prerequisite for correct appreciation and interpretation of test results in the diagnostic process. In order to evaluate these errors, quality control (QC) has been introduced into clinical laboratory tests and has become routine practice.

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Reproductive Medicine Review , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , July 1994 , pp. 97 - 111
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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