Reference measurement procedures for the accurate determination of cell concentrations: Present status and future developments

LaboratoriumsMedizin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-35

  Kammel, Martin ^a   Kummrow, Andreas ^a   Neukammer, Jörg ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood cell concentration; Coincidence correction; Dilution series; Flow cytometry; National primary standard; Reference measurement procedure; Reference particle counter; Uncertainty determination

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MEASUREMENT; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

EID: 84856821120     PISSN: 03423026     EISSN: 14390477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jlm-2011-0008     Document Type: Article

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