Issues in immunoassay standardization: The ARCHITECT folate model for intermethod harmonization

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 684-687

  Wilson, David H ^a   Williams, Gregg ^a   Herrmann, Robert ^a   Wiesner, Dallas ^a   Brookhart, Paul ^a  

^a ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; NOTE; STANDARDIZATION;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 16244371785     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.042358     Document Type: Note

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