Harmonisation of factor VIII:C assay results: Study within the framework of the Dutch project 'Calibration 2000'

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-79

  Van Den Besselaar, Anton M H P ^a   Haas, Fred J L M ^b   Kuypers, Aldy W H M ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calibration; Commutability; External quality assessment; Factor VIII:C assay; Harmonisation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOPHILIA A; LABORATORY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; CALIBRATION; FACTOR VIII; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33644799923     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05829.x     Document Type: Article

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