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ReviewAdvances in laboratory medicine2024

Emergence and evolution of standardization systems in medical biology laboratories.

Rita B Khattar, Maha E Nehme

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Review in Advances in laboratory medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Rita B KhattarHoly Family University, Batroun, Liban-Nord, Lebanon.
Maha E NehmeHoly Family University, Batroun, Liban-Nord, Lebanon.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The history of standardization relating to the activities of medical laboratories traces the development of quality system standards in the world, and their evolution. Content: In this study, we have included the key benchmarks that represent the stages of the quality system's evolution in recent decades. Accreditation of medical laboratories has become compulsory in most countries, regarding national or international standards. International acknowledgment of the effectiveness of the results delivered to the many stakeholders, particularly patients and prescribers, is conferred through the use of standards. Summary: The ISO 15189 standard represents the latest and most specific international standards for medical laboratories of all types. Outlook: More research is necessary to study if laboratory practices reflect the evolution of standards within the medical laboratory field.

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ISOmedical laboratoriesstandardization

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PMID39252815
PMCPMC11382630

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