Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine (EBLM) in autoimmunity

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-88

  Bizzaro, Nicola ^a  

^a San Antonio Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; NUCLEOSOME ANTIBODY;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOSTATISTICS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT CARE; SCREENING;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS;

EID: 84870240481     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: 18730183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2012.07.001     Document Type: Editorial

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