title: [Introduction of JCTLM activity and recent topics].
abstract: The best way to compare laboratory test results is the establishment of common reference systems such as reference materials and procedures throughout the world. Recently, the concept of traceability has become quite familiar, even within the field of laboratory medicine. Traceability is the best tool to realize the comparability of measurements. The Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM) was founded in 2002 in order to establish a traceability system available throughout the world. The activity and recent topics of the JCTLM are introduced briefly in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Japanese Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0008, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D007564:Japan; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*