Pseudohyperkalaemia or spurious hyperkalaemia

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 180-181

  Crook, M A ^a,b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; PHLEBOTOMY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHYPERKALEMIA;

EID: 84879439867     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004563213479210     Document Type: Article

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