Reference interval of ferritin in premenopausal women calculated in four laboratories using three different analyzers

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-77

  Dorizzi, Romolo M ^a   Fortunato, Antonio ^b   Marchi, Giovanni ^c   Scattolo, Novella ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile di Legnano   (Italy)

^d S Bonifacio Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDIMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034071865     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(99)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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