Comparison of representative ranges based on U.S. patient population and literature reference intervals for urinary trace elements

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 296, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 71-90

  Komaromy Hiller, Gabor ^a,b   Ash, K Owen ^a,b   Costa, Robert ^b   Howerton, Kurt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Reference intervals; Representative range; Trace elements; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BERYLLIUM; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; GOLD; MERCURY; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; SILVER; STRONTIUM; TELLURIUM; THALLIUM; TIN; TRACE ELEMENT; TRACE METAL; URANIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CALCULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINE;

AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034062043     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(00)00205-9     Document Type: Article

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