Statistically accurate estimation of hormone concentrations and associated uncertainties: Methodology, validation, and applications

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 116-123

  Straume, Martin ^a   Johnson, Michael L ^b   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VARIANCE;

EID: 0031982770     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.1.116     Document Type: Article

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