Internal quality control for erythrocyte sedimentation rate measured by TEST-1 analyzer

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 48, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 459-462

  Giavarina, Davide ^a   Capuzzo, Silvano ^a   Cauduro, Fabrizio ^a   Carta, Mariarosa ^a   Soffiati, Giuliano ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analyzer; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR; Quality control; Westergren

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OPTICAL DENSITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; EDETIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036398470     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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