Stability of common analytes in urine refrigerated for 24 h before automated analysis by test strips

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1384-1386

  Froom, P ^a   Bieganiec, B ^a   Ehrenrich, Z ^a   Barak, M ^a  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; KETONE DERIVATIVE; NITRITE; PROTEIN;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FREEZING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; TEST STRIP; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033816984     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.9.1384     Document Type: Article

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