External quality assurance of antithrombin, protein C, and protein S assays: Results of the college of american pathologists proficiency testing program in thrombophilia

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-232

  Cunningham, Mark T ^a   Olson, John D ^b   Chandler, Wayne L ^c   Van Cott, Elizabeth M ^d   Eby, Charles S ^e   Teruya, Jun ^f   Hollensead, Sandra C ^g   Adcock, Dorothy M ^h   Allison, Paul M ^f   Kottke Marchant, Kandice K ⁱ   Smith, Marc D ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^h Esoterix Inc   (United States)

ⁱ LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; THROMBOPHILIA; UNITED STATES;

ANTITHROMBINS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHILIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952048871     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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