External quality assurance program for diagnostic complement laboratories: evaluation of the results of the past seven years

Introduction: The complement external quality assurance (EQA) program was first organized in 2010 by a group of researchers working in diagnostic complement laboratories. Starting in 2016, INSTAND e.V., a German, non-profit interdisciplinary scientific medical society dedicated to providing expert E...

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Hauptverfasser: Kirschfink, Michael (VerfasserIn) , Frazer-Abel, Ashley (VerfasserIn) , Balogh, Emese (VerfasserIn) , Goseberg, Sabine (VerfasserIn) , Weiss, Nathalie (VerfasserIn) , Prohászka, Zoltán (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 26 March 2024
In: Frontiers in immunology
Year: 2024, Jahrgang: 15, Pages: 1-18
ISSN:1664-3224
DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1368399
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1368399
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1368399/full
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Verfasserangaben:Michael Kirschfink, Ashley Frazer-Abel, Emese Balogh, Sabine Goseberg, Nathalie Weiss and Zoltán Prohászka

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