Seasonal pseudohyperkalaemia: No longer an issue?

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-96

  Turner, Helen E ^a   Peake, Roy W A ^a   Allison, James J ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPURIOUS HYPERKALEMIA;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CENTRIFUGATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; LABORATORIES; POTASSIUM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855945693     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2011.011122     Document Type: Article

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