Laboratory assessment of von Willebrand factor: Differential influence of prolonged ambient temperature specimen storage on assay results

Haemophilia

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 218-223

  Favaloro, E J ^a   Mehrabani, P A ^a  

^a Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Laboratory assessment; Pre analytical variables; Specimen storage; Von Willebrand factor; Von Willebrand's disease

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD STORAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029799099     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.1996.tb00140.x     Document Type: Article

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