Elevated results in a vitamin B12 assay when using serum separator blood collection tubes

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 560-562

  Lowrey, I ^a   Smith, G ^a  

^a Southern Community Laboratories   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTIFACT; BLOOD; CELL SEPARATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ARTIFACTS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CELL SEPARATION; CENTRIFUGATION; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0141829887     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456303322326498     Document Type: Article

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