Clinical interpretation of reference intervals and reference limits. A plea for assay harmonization

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 752-757

  Klee, George G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision limits; Harmonization; Normal values; Reference intervals; Reference limits

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGE FACTORS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REFERENCE VALUES;

NEOPLEA;

EID: 4344648887     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2004.127     Document Type: Article

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