Clinical laboratory reference intervals in pediatrics: The CALIPER initiative

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 16-17, 2009, Pages 1589-1595

  Jung, Benjamin ^a   Adeli, Khosrow ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Partitioning; Pediatrics; Reference individuals; Reference intervals

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; CALIBRATION; CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70349774235     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.06.025     Document Type: Review

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