Acceptable variability in external quality assessment programmes for basic semen analysis
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Acceptable variability in external quality assessment programmes for basic semen analysis.
BACKGROUND External quality assessment is essential in modern andrology laboratories. To assess the proficiency of laboratories participating in an external quality assessment programme (EQAP), limits for acceptable variability must be determined. Limits currently specified largely depend on criteria set by the organizers of individual EQAP schemes. The objective of this study was to evaluate t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der413