Assessment and Control of Biochemical Methods

Study Guide. Supporting Practical Work. Bibliography. SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF BIOCHEMICAL ASSAY METHODS. Use of the Literature. Precision. Accuracy (Bias). CALIBRATION AND CONTROL MATERIALS. The Roles of Calibration and Control Samples. Types of Calibration and Control Materials. Specialty Products. Assigned Values of Commercial Sera. INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL. Selection of Control Samples. Quality Control Charts. The Use of Patient2s Specimens. Indices of Accuracy and Precision. Operation of Internal Quality Control. EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT (EQA). Quality Assurance. Methods of External Quality Assessment. National External Quality Assessment Schemes. Commercially Operated External Quality Assessment. Assignment of Concentration Values for Control Material. The Operation of EQA Schemes. External Quality Assessment Reports. The Wellcome Diagnostic Reports. The UK External Quality Assessment Scheme Report. Self-assessment Questions and Responses. Glossary and Abbreviations Used in Biochemistry.Hector, Terry is the author of 'Assessment and Control of Biochemical Methods' with ISBN 9780471912798 and ISBN 0471912794.