Population-based pediatric reference intervals for HbA1c, bilirubin, albumin, CRP, myoglobin and serum enzymes

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 361-367

  Rödöö, Peo ^a   Ridefelt, Peter ^b   Aldrimer, Mattias ^a   Niklasson, Frank ^a   Gustafsson, Jan ^b   Hellberg, Dan ^b,c  

^a FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Center for Clinical Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT); Albumin; Aspartate aminotransferase (AST); Bilirubin; C reactive protein (CRP); Creatine kinase (CK); HbA1c (IFCC); Lactatedehydrogenase (LD); Pediatric; Reference intervals

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MYOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84882299299     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2013.783931     Document Type: Article

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