Medical chemists and the origins of clinical chemistry in Britain (circa 1750-1850)

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 961-972

  Coley, Noel G ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCE JONES PROTEIN; PHOSPHATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BLADDER STONE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN LEVEL; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METABOLISM; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PHOSPHATE URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS;

ANIMALIA; JONES;

EID: 2142827888     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2003.029645     Document Type: Review

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