TY - JOUR
T1 - A checklist for critical appraisal of studies of biological variation
AU - Bartlett, William A.
AU - Braga, Federica
AU - Carobene, Anna
AU - Coşkun, Abdurrahman
AU - Prusa, Richard
AU - Fernandez-Calle, Pilar
AU - Røraas, Thomas
AU - Jonker, Neils
AU - Sandberg, Sverre
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - Data on biological variation are used for many purposes in laboratory medicine but concern exists over the validity of the data reported in some studies. A critical appraisal checklist has been produced by a working group established by the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) to enable standardised assessment of existing and future publications of biological variation data. The checklist identifies key elements to be reported in studies to enable safe accurate and effective transport of biological variation data sets across healthcare systems. The checklist is mapped to the domains of a minimum data set required to enable this process.
AB - Data on biological variation are used for many purposes in laboratory medicine but concern exists over the validity of the data reported in some studies. A critical appraisal checklist has been produced by a working group established by the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) to enable standardised assessment of existing and future publications of biological variation data. The checklist identifies key elements to be reported in studies to enable safe accurate and effective transport of biological variation data sets across healthcare systems. The checklist is mapped to the domains of a minimum data set required to enable this process.
KW - biological variation
KW - checklist
KW - critical appraisal
KW - reference values
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U2 - 10.1515/cclm-2014-1127
DO - 10.1515/cclm-2014-1127
M3 - Article
C2 - 25996385
AN - SCOPUS:84929080089
VL - 53
SP - 879
EP - 885
JO - Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
JF - Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
SN - 1434-6621
IS - 6
ER -