Reticulocytes in Sports Medicine. An Update

Advances in Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-153

  Lombardi, Giovanni ^a   Colombini, Alessandra ^a   Lanteri, Patrizia ^a   Banfi, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical variability; Antidoping setting; Gender; OFF score; Preanalytical phase; Sport discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871013033     PISSN: 00652423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-405211-6.00005-X     Document Type: Chapter

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