Performance evaluation of the Z2 coulter counter for WBC and RBC counting

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 361-368

  Peng, L ^a   Wang, W ^a   Bai, L ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Blood cell count; Haematology analyser; Z2 Coulter Counter

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD STORAGE; CELL POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COULTER COUNTER; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STANDARDIZATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VARIANCE;

ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34548506984     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2007.00868.x     Document Type: Article

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