The CDC VITAL-EQA program, external quality assurance for serum retinol, 2003-2006

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 390, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 90-96

  Haynes, Bridgette M H ^a,b   Schleicher, Rosemary L ^b   Jain, Ram B ^b   Pfeiffer, Christine M ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

External quality assurance; Retinol; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ERADICATION THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN A;

EID: 39649105641     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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