External proficiency testing programmes in laboratory diagnoses of inherited metabolic disorders

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 688-693

  Tan, It Koon ^a   Gajra, Bani ^a   Lim, Maria S F ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

External proficiency testing; Inherited metabolic disorders; Laboratory diagnosis; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ACIDURIA; AMINOACIDURIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUCOLIPIDOSIS; PURINE METABOLISM; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 33751582941     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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