Protein C assay performance: An analysis of North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association proficiency testing results

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 909-915

  Baron, Jason M ^a,f   Johnson, Stephen M ^b,f   Ledford Kraemer, Marlies R ^c,f   Hayward, Catherine P ^d,f   Meijer, Piet ^e,f   Van Cott, Elizabeth M ^a,f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CLOT ED   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ECAT Foundation   (Netherlands)

^f North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association (NASCOLA)   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypercoagulability; Protein C; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN C PROFICIENCY TEST; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; STANDARD;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; NORTH AMERICA; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 84863753089     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP8MWU4QSTCLPU     Document Type: Article

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