Potassium report of hemolyzed serum samples

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 425-

  Carraro, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Error; Hemolysis; Pre analytical phase

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM;

BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEMOLYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; POTASSIUM; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39849103915     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2008.087     Document Type: Letter

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