Detection of haemolysis and reporting of potassium results in samples from neonates

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-225

  Jeffery, Jinny ^a   Sharma, Aabha ^a   Ayling, Ruth M ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; NEWBORN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; POTASSIUM;

EID: 66249143328     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2009.008241     Document Type: Article

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