Indirect estimation of pediatric Health Related Limits for serum thyrotropin using the ADVIA® Centaur™ analyzer

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1143-1149

  Giavarina, Davide ^a   Dorizzi, Romolo M ^b   Fortunato, Antonio ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Advia Centaur; Children; Indirect methods; Newborns; Pediatric reference values; Reference values; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX RATIO; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 34548502743     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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