Sodium measurement: Effects of differing sampling and analytical methods

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 488-493

  Loughrey, Clodagh M ^a   Hanna, Elinor V ^a   McDonnell, Margaret ^a   Archbold, G Pooler ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SODIUM; VEINS;

EID: 33751340809     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456306778904560     Document Type: Article

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