The Italian external quality assessment scheme for trace element analysis in body fluids

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-270

  Menditto, Antonio ^a   Patriarca, Marina ^a   Chiodo, Ferdinando ^a   Morisi, Gino ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood; External quality assessment; Italy; Trace element; Urine

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ITALY; LABORATORY; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; URINE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ITALY; LABORATORIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0029683191     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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