A strategy to promote the rational use of laboratory tests. IFCC Education and Management Division Committee on Rational Laboratory Use. International Federation of Clinical Chemistry

• Published in: Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 16
• Main Authors: Pannall, P, Marshall, W, Jabor, A, Magid, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 1996
• Subjects: Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; Diagnostic Tests, Routine

The following guidelines suggest ways in which clinical chemists can promote rational laboratory use by critically evaluating the tests they offer. This may be done by documenting the clinical uses and limitations of tests in the same way that clearly written method descriptions outline analytical p...