Roadmap for harmonization of clinical laboratory measurement procedures

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1108-1117

  Miller, W Greg ^a   Myers, Gary L ^b   Gantzer, Mary Lou ^c   Kahn, Stephen E ^d   Schönbrunner, E Ralf ^e   Thienpont, Linda M ^f   Bunk, David M ^g   Christenson, Robert H ^h   Eckfeldt, John H ⁱ   Lo, Stanley F ^j   Nübling, C Micha ^k   Sturgeon, Catharine M ^l  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AACC   (United States)

^c Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Life Technologies   (United States)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^j MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^k PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

^l ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79961074096     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.164012     Document Type: Article

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