1st Edition

Statistical Bases of Reference Values in Laboratory Medicine

By Eugene K. Harris, James C. Boyd Copyright 1995
    384 Pages
    by CRC Press

    384 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Examining the strengths and limitations of various standards of accuracy in clinical laboratory analyses, this detailed reference presents an in-depth study of important theoretical and empirical issues concerning the description, collection, and application of reference values in laboratory medicine.

    Some History of Reference Values

    Calculating Reference Limits

    Sample Sizes and Subgroups

    Multivariate Reference Regions and Indices

    Time-Dependent Reference Values

    Comparison of Within-Subject and Among-Subject Variances

    Predictive Values for Monitoring Healthy Subjects and Patients

    Analytical Goals for Reference Values

    Analytical Goals In Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

    Reference Values in the Future

    References

    Biography

    Harris, Eugene K.; Boyd, James C.