Comparison by external quality assessment of performance of analytical systems for measurement of therapeutic drugs in serum

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 420-426

  Tsanaclis, Lolita M ^a   Wilson, John F ^b  

^a Cardiff Bioanalytical Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Analytical systems; External quality assessment; Precision; Proficiency testing; Therapeutic drugs

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE 10,11 OXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; REAGENT; THEOPHYLLINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; DRUG MONITORING; ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELIABILITY; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TURBIDIMETRY;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIGOXIN; DRUG MONITORING; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THEOPHYLLINE;

EID: 0031405563     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-199708000-00010     Document Type: Article

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