Quality control of synovial fluid crystal identification

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-109

  Von Essen, Robert ^a   Hölttä, Aira M H ^a   Pikkarainen, Raija ^b  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Labquality   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URATE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0031976572     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.57.2.107     Document Type: Article

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