Precision and accuracy of the measurement of antiepileptic drugs in South Africa

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-218

  Chetty, Manoranjenni ^b   Wilson, John F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Antiepileptic drugs; FPIA; Precision; Technique

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; FETAL CALF SERUM; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CATTLE; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032946130     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-199904000-00012     Document Type: Article

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