Traceability as a unique tool to improve standardization in laboratory medicine

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 236-240

  Panteghini, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Metrology; Reference laboratories; Standardization; Traceability

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDIZATION; CLINICAL MEDICINE; LABORATORY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 60949093988     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.09.098     Document Type: Article

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