A comparative study of six commercial lipoprotein(a) assays in seventeen laboratories within the British Isles

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-70

  Mackness, Michael I ^b   Bhatnagar, Deepak ^a   Weiringa, Gilbert ^b   MBewu, Anthony ^a   Haynes, Barbara ^a   Durrington, Paul N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological variation; Lipoprotein(a)

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DILUTION CURVE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030020265     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329603300110     Document Type: Article

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