How to validate analytical methods

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 624-632

  Wood, Roger ^a  

^a Food Contaminants Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical method; Collaborative trial; Legislation; Study; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; LABORATORY; LAW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032861866     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-9936(99)00150-8     Document Type: Article

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