Qualitätsmanagement bei der Nutzung biologischer Proben im Rahmen der epidemiologischen Multizentrenstudie IDEFICS

This PhD thesis tackles the use of biological samples in epidemiology. A quality managment system was implemented in the context of the paediatric IDEFICS study and evaluated consecutively. Data gained from analysis of biological samples were used for the generation of reference percentiles and epidemiological risk assessment.