title: The role of the clinical laboratory in occupational medicine.
abstract: The pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic stages of laboratory testing present challenges to the attainment of accurate and timely information. These include sampling errors, quality control, and interpretation of results. Learning about the benefits and limitations of specific tests allows the physician to use the laboratory more productively and cost-effectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity