Performance validation of a third-generation allergen-specific IgE assay in the clinical laboratory: Interlaboratory and intermethod comparison

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 361, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 199-205

  Li, Thomas M ^a   Fu, Paul ^b   Zic, Vlasta ^b  

^a INVITROGEN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation studies; Immunoglobulin E; Radioallergosorbent test; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ALLERGENS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

SIGE;

EID: 25644444562     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2005.05.032     Document Type: Article

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