Establishing pediatric reference intervals: A challenging task

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 808-810

  Ceriotti, Ferruccio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; PYRIDOXINE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTIC METHOD; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84860688864     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2012.183483     Document Type: Review

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