Evaluation of Analytical Performance Assisted by Total Error Criteria of a Commercial Enzyme Immunometric Assay for Canine Serum Thyrotropin

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Jensen, Asger Lundorff ^a   Iversen, Lars ^a,b   Høier, Rene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Dog; Hypothyroidism; Precision; Quality goals

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0033471676     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.1999.tb01045.x     Document Type: Review

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