title: Special issue on External Quality Assessment in Laboratory Medicine - current challenges and future trends.
authors.affiliation: UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Haematology, Watford, UK.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De la Salle
authors.affiliation: ECAT Foundation, Voorschoten, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Piet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meijer
authors.affiliation: WEQAS Quality Laboratory, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Llanishen, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", Zagreb, Croatia; Editor-in-Chief, Biochemia Medica, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ana-Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Simundic
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000592:standards*; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011786:Quality Control; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000592:standards*