Quality specifications in thyroid diseases

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 346, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-77

  Wu, Alan H B ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Free T3; Free T4; Quality specifications; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; QUALITY CONTROL; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 3242660155     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.03.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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