Effect of newly proposed CK reference limits on neuromuscular diagnosis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 494-497

  Nardin, Rachel A ^a   Zarrin, Amy R ^a   Horowitz, Gary L ^a   Tarulli, Andrew W ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Creatine kinase; Neuromuscular disease; Reference limits; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CREATINE KINASE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649154464     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21258     Document Type: Article

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