CALIPER: Supporting the steps forward in paediatric laboratory measurement

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 1195-1196

  Sikaris, Kenneth Andrew ^a   Yen, Tina ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; FACTUAL DATABASE; PEDIATRICS; STANDARD;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84882800116     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.08.001     Document Type: Editorial

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