An inter-laboratory comparison for determination of cortisol in saliva

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-20

  Garde, Anne Helene ^a   Hansen, Åse Marie ^a   Nikolajsen, Thomas Block ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cortisol; External quality control; Method comparison; Saliva

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL;

EID: 0038543340     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-002-0548-x     Document Type: Article

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