Uniformisation of units of measurement in clinical chemistry in Belgium starting december 2012

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 385-386

  Cammaert, P ^a   Martens, F ^b   Van De Walle, P ^c   Braekevelt, B ^d   Verstraete, A G ^e  

^a Labo Van Poucke   (Belgium)

^b AZ GROENINGE   (Belgium)

^c Institute of Public Health   (Belgium)

^d Laboratory OLV Van Lourdes   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical chemistry; Laboratory medicine; Uniformisation

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MEASUREMENT; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

BELGIUM; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS;

EID: 84874804365     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.67.6.2062699     Document Type: Editorial

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