title: Contributions of CCLM to advances in quality control.
abstract: Abstract The discipline of laboratory medicine is relatively young when considered in the context of the history of medicine itself. The history of quality control, within the context of laboratory medicine, also enjoys a relatively brief, but rich history. Laboratory quality control continues to evolve along with advances in automation, measurement techniques and information technology. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) has played a key role in helping disseminate information about the proper use and utility of quality control. Publication of important advances in quality control techniques and dissemination of guidelines concerned with laboratory quality control has undoubtedly helped readers of this journal keep up to date on the most recent developments in this field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA. kazmierc@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kazmierczak
mesh_terms: D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000592:standards*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011786:Quality Control