Counterpoint the Guide to Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement Approach for Estimating Uncertainty: An Appraisal

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1822-1829

  Kristiansen, Jesper ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ASSAY; CALIBRATOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; REVIEW; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NOTE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

CALIBRATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 0242362627     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2003.021469     Document Type: Review

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