Biological variation of cardiac markers: Analytical and clinical considerations

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 80-84

  Ross, S M ^a   Fraser, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical goals; Reference values; Serial results; Test evaluation

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; MARKER; MYOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 0031962212     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329803500110     Document Type: Article

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