Indirect reference intervals of plasma and serum thyrotropin (TSH) concentrations from intra-laboratory data bases from several German and Italian medical centres

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 659-664

  Arzideh, Farhad ^a   Wosniok, Werner ^a   Haeckel, Rainer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM BREMEN MITTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

decision limits; diagnostic specificity; reference limits; thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; ITALY; LABORATORIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROTROPIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954490850     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.114     Document Type: Article

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