Harmonization and external quality assessment of antithrombin activity assays

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-191

  Van Den Besselaar, Anton M H P ^a   Haas, Fred J L M ^b   Kuypers, Aldy W H M ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Maasziekenhuis Pantein ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antithrombin assays; Calibrators; Commutability; External quality assessment; Harmonization

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANTITHROMBIN PROTEINS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; CALIBRATION; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84855879139     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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