Comparison of fresh frozen serum to proficiency testing material in College of American Pathologists surveys: α-fetoprotein, carcinoembryonic antigen, human chorionic gonadotropin, and prostate-specific antigen

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-337

  Schreiber, William E ^a   Endres, David B ^b   McDowell, Geraldine A ^c   Palomaki, Glenn E ^d   Elin, Ronald J ^e   Klee, George G ^f   Wang, Edward ^g  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^d FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

^e University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^g Molecular Pathology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TUMOR MARKER;

ACCURACY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FRESH FROZEN SERUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INSTRUMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROFICIENCY TESTING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SERUM; STANDARD;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PLASMA; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14844297075     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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