Micro-flowcell conductometric sweat analysis for cystic fibrosis diagnosis

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 399-407

  Webster, Henry Lewis ^a   Quirante, Carmelo G ^a  

^a Wescor Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDUCTANCE; CONDUCTOMETRY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; NEWBORN SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SWEAT; SWEAT TEST;

EID: 0034010009     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0004563001899348     Document Type: Article

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