The reliability of urinary albumin assay by immunonephelometry in the clinical practice. The critical role of medical surveillance on laboratory routine

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-26

  Vangelisti, S ^a   Parravicini, R ^a   Masi, I ^a   Bertoni, C ^a   Matteucci, E ^a   Giampietro, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunonephelometry; Urinary albumin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FREEZING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; METHODOLOGY; NEPHELOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; THAWING;

ALBUMINURIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FREEZING; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 0030905420     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005920050060     Document Type: Article

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