What is a significant difference between sequential laboratory results?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-425

  Smellie, W S A ^a  

^a BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 42049115869     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.047175     Document Type: Review

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