Evaluating laboratory diagnostic tests and translational research

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 983-988

  Plebani, Mario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Leonardo Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

assay; clinical outcomes; effectiveness; laboratory testing; test evaluation; translational medicine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORY; EVALUATION; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDITY;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; RESEARCH;

EID: 77954241512     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2010.188     Document Type: Review

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