Are estradiol results determined by the tandem mass spectrometry assay clinically useful for children?

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 746-747

  Ankarberg Lindgren, Carina ^a   Norjavaara, Ensio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHILD; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 65349144804     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPNANPRF50LCHN     Document Type: Letter

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