Proposed reference method for reticulocyte counting based on the determination of the reticulocyte to red cell ratio

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 77-79

  Rowan, R M ^a   England, J M ^a   Van Assendelft, O W ^a   Bull, B S ^a   Coulter, W H ^a   Fujimoto, K ^a   Groner, W ^a   Van Hove, I ^a   Jones, A R ^a   Kanter, R J ^a   Klee, G G ^a   Koepke, J A ^a   Lewis, S M ^a   D'Onofrio, G ^a   Tatsumi, N ^a   McLaren, C E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Reference method; Reticulocyte counting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALIBRATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 7144228629     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1998.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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