Clinical investigation of a point-of-care blood ammonia analyzer

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-206

  Goggs, Robert ^a   Serrano, Sergio ^a   Szladovits, Balazs ^a   Keir, Iain ^a   Ong, Ryan ^a   Hughes, Dez ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Ammonia; Bland Altman; Cat; Deming regression; Dog; Point of care

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HYPERAMMONEMIA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 47649131640     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2008.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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