Hemolysis detection and management of hemolyzed specimens

Biochemia Medica

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-159

  Simundic, Ana Maria ^a   Topic, Elizabeta ^b   Nikolac, Nora ^a   Lippi, Giuseppe ^c  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Errors; Extra analytical quality; Hemolysis; Interference; Laboratory testing

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; AUTOANALYSIS; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEMOLYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OBSERVATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 77953839835     PISSN: 13300962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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