A re-evaluation of glycohaemoglobin standardisation: The Italian experience with 119 laboratories and 12 methods

European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-248

  Mosca, Andrea ^a,e   Paleari, Renata ^a   Trapolino, Alessandra ^b   Pagano, Gianfranco ^c   Plebani, Mario ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e Dipartimento di Scienze E Tecnologie Biomediche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOLYSATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0030899350     PISSN: 09394974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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