Using multiples of the median to normalize serum protein measurements

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1137-1145

  Palomaki, G E ^a   Neveux, L M ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Reference values; Serum proteins; Standardization; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLASMA PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD PROTEINS; HUMANS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035206914     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2001.180     Document Type: Article

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