ISLH recommended reference procedure for the enumeration of particles in urine

Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 58-63

  Kouri, T ^a   Gyory, A ^b   Rowan, R M ^c   Fernandes, B ^d   DeMatteo, T ^c   Dotson, M ^c   Koontz, A ^c   Michaels, A ^c   Laippala, P ^e  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Mount Sinai Hospital ^*

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Particles; Reference; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; HYALIN; PYRONINE; REAGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTAINER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROSCOPY; PIPETTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; STAINING; STANDARDIZATION; URINALYSIS; URINE SEDIMENT;

EID: 0344393613     PISSN: 10802924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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