Evaluation of the Vega Haematology Analyser in a university hospital setting

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-10

  Corberand, J X ^a   Segonds, C ^a   Fontanilles, A M ^a   Cambus, J P ^a   Fillola, G ^a   Laharrague, P ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

ABX Vega; Automated differential; Evaluation; Haematology analyser; Sysmex NE 8000

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BLOOD DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL COUNT; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AUTOANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033032059     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1999.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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