Automated reticulocyte counting: Evaluation of the Coulter® STKS Haematology Analyser reticulocyte counting function

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 89-92

  Davies, J I ^a   Smyth, M S ^b   Martin, J H J ^c  

^a ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated haematology; Coulter(R) STKS; Reticulocyte count; Stored blood

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DEVICE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0030876752     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1997.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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