Abstract
Clinical laboratory tests have two major roles, one in the field of preventive medicine which is part of the continuous health care spectrum the second in clinical medicine. However the utilization of clinical laboratory tests can not be said to be continuous from the aspect of Community health. The difficulty lies in the fact the various fields are not integrated. There are no relationships between the public health and the welfare departments, nor between the AMHTS and the medical care organizations. Thus, screening tests which are designed for determining health care need may result in creating confusion for both community residents and health care delivery organizations. The position and function of clinical laboratory tests from the vantage of community health planning is here discussed.
