Sample commutability in external quality assessment surveys (EQAS) for thyroid-related antibodies - State of the art

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 217-222

  Wood, William Graham ^a  

^a Society for the Promotion of Quality Assesment in Medical Laboratories INSTAND eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibodies to thyroglobulin; Antibodies to thyroid peroxidase; Microsomal antibodies; Sample commutability; Thyroid analytes; Thyroid antibodies; Thyroid receptor antibodies

Indexed keywords

MICROSOME ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROID RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE DRYING; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARAMETRIC TEST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; DATA COLLECTION; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; SOLVENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THYROGLOBULIN;

EID: 34247524276     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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