Reference measurement systems in clinical chemistry

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 323, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 73-87

  Thienpont, Linda M ^a   Van Uytfanghe, Katleen ^a   De Leenheer, André P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

International Unit system; Reference materials; Reference measurement procedure; Standardization; Syst me International d'Unit s; Traceability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; ENZYMES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0036067652     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(02)00188-2     Document Type: Review

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