Standardisation of cardiac troponin I measurements - The way forward

Biochimica Clinica

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 461-464

  Tate, Jillian ^a   Panteghini, Mauro ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC TROPONIN I; TROPONIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASSAY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NOTE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84855541572     PISSN: 03930564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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