Abstract

Guder WG, Narayanan S, eds. Pre-Examination Procedures in Laboratory Diagnostics: Preanalytical Aspects and Their Impact on the Quality of Medical Laboratory Results . Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter, 2015, also available as eBook, $140, 409 pages. Over the past several decades, impressive strides have been made in the analytical aspects of laboratory medicine. Sophisticated measurement technologies have been developed, supported by rigorous quality control procedures, good metrological practices including traceability, and good laboratory practices enforced by governmental and voluntary accrediting agencies. It is widely recognized, however, that useful test results require much more than analytical accuracy. The preanalytical phase of testing, although also benefiting from modern technology, has only grown more challenging in …

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