A guide to harmonisation and standardisation of measurands determined by liquid chromatography - Tandem mass spectrometry in routine clinical biochemistry

Clinical Biochemist Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 123-132

  Greaves, Ronda F ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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EID: 84872374096     PISSN: 01598090     EISSN: 18380212     Source Type: Journal    
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