Quality specifications for imprecision of B-type natriuretic peptide assays [9]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1307-1309

  Fraser, Callum G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; NERVE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1 76); PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1-76);

CALCULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; BLOOD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 23444449737     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.050393     Document Type: Letter

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