The application of dried blood spot sampling in global clinical trials

Bioanalysis

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1783-1786

  Amsterdam, Peter Van ^a   Waldrop, Clare ^b  

^a Chemical Design and Synthesis Unit   (Netherlands)

^b IQVIA   (United States)

Author keywords

blood; clinical trial; costs; DBS; dried blood spot; dry ice; logistics; plasma; quality; safety; sampling; shipment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRIED BLOOD SPOT SAMPLING; DRUG RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MATERIALS HANDLING; NONHUMAN; PROCESSING; REVIEW; SHIPPING; STAFF TRAINING; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DESICCATION; EDITORIAL; FREEZING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DESICCATION; FREEZING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79952524199     PISSN: 17576180     EISSN: 17576199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bio.10.158     Document Type: Review

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