External quality assessment of hemoglobin A2 measurement: Data from an Italian pilot study with fresh whole blood samples and commercial HPLC systems

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-92

  Paleari, Renata ^a   Giambona, Antonino ^b   Cannata, Monica ^b   Leto, Filippo ^b   Maggio, Aurelio ^b   Mosca, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

External quality assessment scheme (EQAS); Hemoglobin A2; HPLC; Quality control; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33846541965     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2007.002     Document Type: Article

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