Response to the editor: Limitations of the Hoffmann method for establishing reference intervals using clinical laboratory data

Affiliations

• ¹ Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children Health, Beijing 100045, China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
• ² Department of Obstetrics, Shunyi Women's and Children's Hospital of Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing 101300, China.
• ³ Department of Medical Laboratory, Shunyi Women's and Children's Hospital of Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing 101300, China.
• ⁴ Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children Health, Beijing 100045, China. Electronic address: plwumi@hotmail.com.
• ⁵ Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children Health, Beijing 100045, China.