Last updated on 22-8-2019 by Anonymous (not verified)
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This study aimed to assess currently used evaluation procedures for haemoglobin concentration and leukocyte concentration in European external quality assessment schemes (EQAS). Participating EQAS organizers were asked to complete a questionnaire gathering information on the statistical procedures used to assess the performance of participants, and to analyse an Excel file with 262 results for haemoglobin concentration and leukocyte concentration. Responses were received from the New York State Proficiency Testing programme in the US and from 11 European EQAS: Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Fra…