Preanalytical variability: The dark side of the moon in blood doping screening

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1003-1005

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Banfi, Giuseppe ^b   Maffulli, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOPING; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DOPING IN SPORTS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 77954144599     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1437-3     Document Type: Article

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