Analytical and clinical validation of the Immulite 1000 hCG assay for quantitative analysis in urine

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 421, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-108

  Cate, Frances L ^a   Moffett, Courtney ^a   Gronowski, Ann M ^b   Grenache, David G ^c   Hartmann, Katherine E ^a   Woodworth, Alison ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HCG; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Quantitative measurement; Urine

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINE; VALIDATION STUDY; AGE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84875780864     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.02.026     Document Type: Article

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