Effect of ambient humidity on the rate at which blood spots dry and the size of the spot produced

Bioanalysis

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1863-1871

  Denniff, Philip ^a   Woodford, Lynsey ^a   Spooner, Neil ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIAL; SHIPPING;

DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881277826     PISSN: 17576180     EISSN: 17576199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bio.13.137     Document Type: Article

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