Transport and temperature effects on measurement of serum and plasma potassium

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 339-341

  Seamark, David ^a   Backhouse, Susan ^a   Barber, Paul ^a   Hichens, John ^b   Salzmann, Maurice ^b   Powell, Roy ^c  

^a Honiton Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LITHIUM; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERUM; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0032813935     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689909200703     Document Type: Article

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