Calculation of System International Sensitivity Index: How many calibrant plasmas are required?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-44

  Dufty, J M K ^a   Craig, S ^a   Stevenson, K J ^a   Taberner, D A ^a  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

INR correction; Prothrombin time; Thromboplastin standards

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPLASTIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 0031019646     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.1.40     Document Type: Article

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