Quality in the extra-analytical phases of urinalysis

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-183

  Caleffi, Alberta ^a   Manoni, Fabio ^b   Alessio, Maria Grazia ^c   Ottomano, Cosimo ^c   Lippi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento Patologia Clinica   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prenalytical phase; Quality; Urinalysis; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; STORAGE; URINALYSIS; URINE;

EID: 77953838360     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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