Evaluation of the Dade Behring Dimension RxL: Integrated chemistry system-pediatric reference ranges

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 331, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 135-146

  Ghoshal, Amit K ^a   Soldin, Steven J ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Correlation; Dimension RxL; Pediatric reference ranges; Precision

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAFF;

EID: 0037402916     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(03)00114-1     Document Type: Article

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