Processing controls in blood collection tubes reveals interference [3]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2422-2423

  Kricka, Larry J ^a   Park, Jason Y ^a   Senior, Marilyn B ^a   Fontanilla, Rodelia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; QUALITY CONTROL; TUBE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 28044469505     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.060392     Document Type: Letter

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