Ten years of external quality assessment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA quantification

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3614-3619

  Senechal, Brigitte ^a   James, Vivienne L A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS LOAD;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84867517112     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01221-12     Document Type: Article

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