Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: Use of fresh blood for quality control

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 621-626

  Plebani, Mario ^a   Piva, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR automated systems; ESR quality assurance; ICSH recommended method; NCCLS approved standard; Westergren method

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; EDETIC ACID; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036325217     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/QB1G-6FRR-DNWX-BKQ9     Document Type: Article

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