The sweat test for quantitation of electrolytes: A challenge in precision

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 472-477

  Constantinescu, Michael ^a   Hilman, Bettina C ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVIEW; SWEAT TEST;

EID: 0029882475     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/labmed/27.7.472     Document Type: Review

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