A checklist for critical appraisal of studies of biological variation

William A. Bartlett; Federica Braga; Anna Carobene; Abdurrahman Coşkun; Richard Prusa; Pilar Fernandez-Calle; Thomas Røraas; Neils Jonker; Sverre Sandberg

doi:10.1515/cclm-2014-1127

A checklist for critical appraisal of studies of biological variation

William A. Bartlett, Federica Braga, Anna Carobene, Abdurrahman Coşkun, Richard Prusa, Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Thomas Røraas, Neils Jonker, Sverre Sandberg

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	879-885
Number of pages	7
Journal	Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Volume	53
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2014-1127
Publication status	Published - May 1 2015

Keywords

biological variation
checklist
critical appraisal
reference values

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Clinical Biochemistry
Biochemistry, medical

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A checklist for critical appraisal of studies of biological variation. / Bartlett, William A.; Braga, Federica; Carobene, Anna; Coşkun, Abdurrahman; Prusa, Richard; Fernandez-Calle, Pilar; Røraas, Thomas; Jonker, Neils; Sandberg, Sverre.

In: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Vol. 53, No. 6, 01.05.2015, p. 879-885.

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