Wrong biochemistry results: Two case reports and observational study in 5310 patients on potentially misleading thyroid-stimulating hormone and gonadotropin immunoassay results

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2023-2029

  Ismail, Adel A A ^a   Walker, Paul L ^a   Barth, Julian H ^a   Lewandowski, Kryzsztof C ^a   Jones, Rick ^a   Burr, William A ^a  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; THYROTROPIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 0036840561     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.11.2023     Document Type: Article

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