Indirect methods for reference intervals based on current data [7]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 337-338

  Grossi, Enzo ^a   Colombo, Renato ^a   Cavuto, Silvio ^b   Franzini, Carlo ^c  

^a Centro Diagnostico Italiano   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

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

EID: 31844452259     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.063347     Document Type: Letter

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