The IFCC recommendations for determining reference intervals: Strengths and limitations;Die IFCC-Empfehlungen für die Bestimmung von Referenzbereichen: Stärken und Schwächen

LaboratoriumsMedizin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 45-51

  Henny, Joseph ^a  

^a Centre de Medecine Preventive   (France)

Author keywords

Decision limits; Reference intervals; Reference values

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 65149092980     PISSN: 03423026     EISSN: 14390477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JLM.2009.016     Document Type: Review

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