Quantitative evaluation of urinalysis test strips

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2236-2241

  Penders, Joris ^a   Fiers, Tom ^a   Delanghe, Joris R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MICROALBUMINURIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEST STRIP; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0036893335     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.12.2236     Document Type: Article

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