Preanalytical phase in haematology

Journal of Medical Biochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 348-353

  Banfi, Giuseppe ^a,b   Germagnoli, L ^a,c  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Laboraf   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haematology; Preanalytical phase; Preanalytical variables

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CHYLOMICRON; CRYOGLOBULIN; EDETIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HIRUDIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PARAPROTEIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD PARASITE; BODY MASS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MYELOMA; PREVALENCE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 46749116821     PISSN: 14528258     EISSN: 14528266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10011-008-0014-3     Document Type: Review

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