Semiautomated procedures for evaluation of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in the diagnosis of alcohol abuse

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 983-989

  Bean, Pamela ^a   Liegmann, Karsten ^a   Løvli, Trond ^b   Westby, Christina ^b   Sundrehagen, Erling ^b  

^a Specialty Laboratories   (United States)

^b Axis Biochemicals AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Carbohydrate deficient transferrin; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; TURBIDIMETRY;

EID: 0030996444     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.6.983     Document Type: Article

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