Error calculation for the PSA quotient

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 722-724

  Arneth, Borros M ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Imprecision; Measurement error; Prostata specific antigene; PSA; PSA ratio

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MEASUREMENT ERROR; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; HUMANS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 63649120632     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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