TY - JOUR
T1 - Big data and reference intervals
T2 - Rationale, current practices, harmonization and standardization prerequisites and future perspectives of indirect determination of reference intervals using routine data
AU - Martinez-Sanchez, Luisa
AU - Marques-Garcia, Fernando
AU - Ozarda, Yesim
AU - Blanco, Albert
AU - Brouwer, Nannette
AU - Canalias, Francesca
AU - Cobbaert, Christa
AU - Thelen, Marc
AU - den Elzen, Wendy
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - Reference intervals are commonly used as a decision-making tool. In this review, we provide an overview on "big data"and reference intervals, describing the rationale, current practices including statistical methods, essential prerequisites concerning data quality, including harmonization and standardization, and future perspectives of the indirect determination of reference intervals using routine laboratory data.
AB - Reference intervals are commonly used as a decision-making tool. In this review, we provide an overview on "big data"and reference intervals, describing the rationale, current practices including statistical methods, essential prerequisites concerning data quality, including harmonization and standardization, and future perspectives of the indirect determination of reference intervals using routine laboratory data.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85117791718&origin=inward
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2020-0034
DO - https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2020-0034
M3 - Review article
SN - 2628-491X
VL - 2
SP - 9
EP - 16
JO - Advances in Laboratory Medicine
JF - Advances in Laboratory Medicine
IS - 1
ER -