Comparison of ordinary, weighted, and generalized least-squares straight-line calibrations for LC-MS-MS, GC-MS, HPLC, GC, and enzymatic assay

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 329-338

  Duer, Wayne C ^a   Ogren, Paul J ^b   Meetze, Alison ^c   Kitchen, Chester J ^d   Von Lindern, Ryan ^e   Yaworsky, Dustin C ^f   Boden, Christopher ^g   Gayer, Jeffery A ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WATERS CORPORATION   (United States)

^g Medicolegal Investigations   (United States)

^h Orlando Regional Crime Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

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ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DILUTION; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 45849086520     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/32.5.329     Document Type: Article

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