Are certified reference materials really expensive?

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-18

  Venelinov, Tony ^a   Quevauviller, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; COSTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS (CRM);

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BOOK; COST; CRIMINOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INDUSTRY; LABORATORY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLITICS; POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037274817     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-9936(03)00105-5     Document Type: Review

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