Laboratory instrumentation in clinical biochemistry: An historical perspective

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 570-577

  Olukoga, A O ^a   Bolodeoku, J ^b   Donaldson, D ^c,d  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Crawley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

AUTOMATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY FLUID; CENTRIFUGE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLORIMETRY; COMPUTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY TEST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPE; RADIATION DETECTION; REVIEW; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYRINGE; URINALYSIS; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0030713270     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689709001013     Document Type: Review

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