Receiver operating characteristic plots to evaluate Guthrie, Wallac, and Isolab phenylalanine kit performance for newborn phenylketonuria screening

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1838-1842

  Wang, Stephen T ^a,b   Pizzolato, Sam ^a   Demshar, Helen P ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^b Terminal A ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PERFORMANCE; PHENYLKETONURIA; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0030869258     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.10.1838     Document Type: Article

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