Comparison study of the rates of manual peripheral blood smear review from 3 automated hematology analyzers, unicel DxH 800, ADVIA 2120i, and XE 2100, using international consensus group guidelines

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1408-1413

  Kim, Sue Jung ^a   Kim, Yoonjung ^a   Shin, Saeam ^a   Song, Jaewoo ^a   Choi, Jong Rak ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BLOOD CELL COUNT; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84870906795     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2010-0757-OA     Document Type: Review

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