Isotope dilution-LC-MS/MS reference method assessment of serum folate assay accuracy and proficiency testing consensus mean

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 986-994

  Blackmore, Sheena ^a   Pfeiffer, Christine M ^b   Lee, Anne ^a   Fazili, Zia ^b   Hamilton, Malcolm S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE;

CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79959745332     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2010.160135     Document Type: Article

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