Large between-laboratory variability of thyroglobulin immunoassays: Data collected in a collaborative study

Journal of Clinical Ligand Assay

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 234-238

  Zucchelli, G C ^a   Pilo, A ^b   Masini, S ^b   Prontera, C ^b   Ferdeghini, M ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anti TG autoantibodies; External quality assessment; Standardization; Thyroglobulin

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; THYROGLOBULIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 0030441079     PISSN: 10811672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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