Graphical interpretation of analytical data from comparison of a field method with a reference method by use of difference plots

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2039-2046

  Petersen, Per Hyltoft ^a,d   Stöckl, Dietmar ^a,b   Blaabjerg, Ole ^a,c   Pedersen, Bent ^a,b   Birkemose, Erling ^a,c   Thienpont, Linda ^a,b   Lassen, Jens Flensted ^a,b   Kjeldsen, Jens ^a,d  

^a Clinical Chemistry   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CREATININE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031278701     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.11.2039     Document Type: Article

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