Limitations of transferability of absolute cut-points in non-standardised assays [7]

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 584-

  Viljoen, Adie ^a   Twomey, Patrick J ^a  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENZYME TESTS; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34249887911     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.039321     Document Type: Letter

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