History of Reference Systems for Clinical Measurements

摘要

I must confess at the outset that my "history" will emphasize the U.S. activities, particularly the role the College of American Pathologists (CAP) played, because developments in this region are what I know best and have the majority of published reports in English. Nevertheless, I am certain that similar concerns by the medical and laboratory communities worldwide were being expressed and parallel efforts in other parts of the world are progressing. I am sure other speakers at this workshop will mention many of these developments from other parts of the world in their presentations.