The effect of sample size on fresh plasma thromboplastin ISI determination

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 655-663

  Poller, L ^c   Van Den Besselaar, A M H P ^a   Jespersen, J ^a   Tripodi, A ^b   Houghton, D ^a  

^a Centralsygelmset ^*

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Fresh plasmas; ISI; Minimum

Indexed keywords

COUMARIN; PROTHROMBIN; REAGENT; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; RABBITS; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOPLASTIN;

EID: 0042985830     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01404.x     Document Type: Article

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