Comparison of a fully automated immunoassay with a point-of-care testing method for B-type natriuretic peptide

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1274-1276

  Prontera, Concetta ^a   Storti, Simona ^a   Emdin, Michele ^a   Passino, Claudio ^a   Zyw, Luc ^a   Zucchelli, Gian Carlo ^a   Clerico, Aldo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOANALYSIS; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOANALYSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 23444453873     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.048496     Document Type: Article

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