Introduction for the special issue on the Antwerp Conferences J.-C. LibeerHenk M. J. Goldschmidt EDITORIAL Pages: 76 - 78
Mapping the road to analytical quality with charts of operating specifications James O. Westgard REVIEW PAPER Pages: 79 - 81
The attitude of laboratory personnel towards accreditation Alain G. Verstraete SHORT CONTRIBUTION Pages: 82 - 83
The Italian way: Accreditation and continuous quality improvement in clinical laboratories M. Plebani GENERAL PAPER Pages: 84 - 86
How instrument manufactures help with accreditation and ISO certification L. Huber GENERAL PAPER Pages: 87 - 89
Quality management, certification and accreditation in medical laboratories – the view of ECLM R. Dybkaer GENERAL PAPER Pages: 90 - 92
The American (USA) perspective six years after implementation of CLIA'88 (Federal) regulations S. S. EhrmeyerRonald H. Laessig GENERAL PAPER Pages: 93 - 98
Practical implementation of a quality system in a hospital clinical chemistry laboratory T. J. PendersAns J. G. Hendriksen-Wissink PRACTITIONER'S REPORT Pages: 99 - 101
The impact of LIMS design and functionality on laboratory quality achievements T. W. SteeleAlain LaugierFrançois Falco PRACTIONER'S REPORT Pages: 102 - 106
Sense and nonsense of laboratory accreditation P. C. M. BartelsMarianne Schoorl DISCUSSION FORUM Pages: 107 - 108
Is accreditation useful for quality improvement? Robert George Visser DISCUSSION FORUM Pages: 108 - 110
EA – European co-operation for Accreditation R. A. BrockwayB. Rivera INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES Pages: 116 - 117
Reply to Professor Neidhart's Letter to the Editor Hassan y. Aboul-EneinM. Buzoianu DISCUSSION FORUM Pages: A111 - A111
The reference-information model for Dutch hospital pharmacies (RIZA): an aid for implementing a quality system and continuous quality improvement R. GroulsWim van de LaarEric Ackerman POLICIES AND CONCEPTS Pages: B111 - B113