Positive interference in lithium determinations from clot activator in collection container

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 675-679

  Sampson, Maureen ^a,b   Ruddel, Mark ^a   Albright, Suzanne ^a   Elin, Ronald J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

analytical error; electrolytes; ion selective electrodes

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICONE; SURFACTANT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALIBRATION; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; HUMAN; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE;

EID: 0030989536     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.4.675     Document Type: Article

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