Current databases on biological variation: Pros, cons and progress

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 491-500

  Ricos C ^a   Alvarez, V ^b   Cava, F ^b   Garcia Lario J V ^b   Hernandez A ^b   Jimenez C V ^b   Minchinela, J ^b   Perich, C ^b   Simon M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analytical quality specifications; Bias; Biological variation; Database; Precision

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BIODIVERSITY; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0033369894     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519950185229     Document Type: Review

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