Indirect methods for reference intervals based on current data [6]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-337

  Giavarina, Davide ^a,b   Dorizzi, Romolo Marco ^b   Soffiati, Giuliano ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Verona   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 31844441305     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.062182     Document Type: Letter

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