Vitamin B1 and B6 method harmonization: Comparison of performance between laboratories enrolled in the RCPA Quality Assurance Program

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 772-776

  Hoad, Kirsten E ^a,b   Johnson, Lambro A ^a,c   Woollard, Gerald A ^a,d   Walmsley, Trevor A ^a,e   Briscoe, Scott ^a,c   Jolly, Lisa M ^a,f   Gill, Janice P ^a,f   Greaves, Ronda F ^a,g,h  

^a Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists Vitamins Working Party   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^e CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^f RCPA Chemical Pathology Quality Assurance Programs   (Australia)

^g RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Harmonization; HPLC; Pyridoxal 5 phosphate; Quality assurance; Thiamine diphosphate; Water soluble vitamins

Indexed keywords

PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RCPA QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 84877791669     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.01.020     Document Type: Article

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