Regression-based reference limits and their reliability: Example on hemoglobin during the first year of life

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 327-335

  Virtanen, Arja ^a   Kairisto, Veli ^a,b   Irjala, Kerttu ^a   Rajamäki, Allan ^a   Uusipaikka, Esa ^b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031934085     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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