Reference intervals of common serum analytes of Hong Kong Chinese

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 632-636

  Chan, Angel O K ^a   Lee, K C ^a   Leung, J N S ^a   Shek, C C ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; URATE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CHINESE; DIET; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CREATININE; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 43549094954     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.053637     Document Type: Article

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