The development and role of international biological reference materials in the diagnosis of anaemia

Biologicals

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-458

  Thorpe, Susan J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Biological analytes; Haematinics; Immunoassays; Standardisation; Standards

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN F; RHESUS C ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANEMIA; FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 77955273324     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: 10958320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2010.02.007     Document Type: Review

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