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editorial
. 2004 May;25(2):99–104.

Table 2.

Factors supporting common reference intervals.

  1. Several assays already have widely accepted common decision points which are not determined or validated in individual laboratories, e.g. glucose and lipid measurements.

  2. Common reference intervals are being developed by another international clinical chemistry organisation (Nordic Reference Interval Project15) and have been in practice in Auckland for many years.

  3. This approach has been discussed favourably in an international meeting.17

  4. Advances in assay standardisation (e.g. European Union).18