Traceability and standardization of immunoassays: A major challenge

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 241-245

  Morris, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hormone; Immunoassay; Standardization; Traceability

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; HAPTEN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PEPTIDE HORMONE; POLYPEPTIDE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDIZATION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

HAPTENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; PEPTIDE HORMONES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 60949100288     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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