Medical laboratories, thrombosis services, blood banks; operation,2004-2008

This publication contains information on the operation of companies with a of the following main activities: examination and control of tissues and blood in laboratories to advise patients’ practitioners (medical laboratories); collection and storage of blood for preparing and delivery of blood products to hospitals and pharmacists (blood banks); examination and monitoring of blood clotting processes to advise practitioners of patients (thrombosis services); provision of biological and genetic information and advice; heredity study. CBS collects business data from 1985 on thrombosis services and from blood banks. Since 2004, the population has been expanded to include medical laboratories and other companies for treatment support research. Thus, the population corresponds to the entire business class according to the standard business classification as used within CBS. In addition, as of data year 2004, an institutional decision has been made in place of a functional approach. That means that in contrast until previous data years only data from companies are included with the activity described above as the main activity and are companies with this activity is not included as a secondary activity. Until 2004 are for example, thrombosis services that are part of a hospital. Data available: 2004-2008 Status of the figures: All figures in the table are final. Changes as of 27 October 2011: This table has been discontinued and is followed by the new table 'Medical laboratories and thrombosis services; loss and profit, and personnel. When are new figures coming? This table has been discontinued.