Gender-specific reference intervals for serum total bilirubin in healthy Korean adults

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1257-1259

  Lee, Sang Guk ^a   Lee, Woonhyoung ^b   Kim, Jeong Ho ^b   Kwon, Oh Hun ^b  

^a The Armed Forces Capital Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gender; Hemoglobin; Partitioning; Reference interval; Total bilirubin

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; BILIRUBIN; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84866301875     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.06.033     Document Type: Article

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