Should gender-related reference values be used for total bilirubin?

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1309-1310

  Saegeman, Veroniek S ^a   Vierendeels, Isa ^a   Moens, Marc J ^a   Moerman, Jan ^a,b  

^a IMELDA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Gender; Reference values

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; GENDER; HUMAN; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION;

BILIRUBIN; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 70349798895     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.282     Document Type: Letter

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