Evaluation of haemolysis in emergency department samples requesting high sensitivity troponin T measurement

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 509-510

  Brunel, V ^a   Larson, T ^a   Peschanski, N ^a   Cauliez, B ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TROPONIN T;

EID: 84867159978     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2012.012032     Document Type: Article

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