Commutability still matters

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1291-1293

  Miller, W Greg ^a   Myers, Gary L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AACC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN;

CALIBRATOR; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMMUTABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE SUBSTANCE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; STANDARD; VALIDITY;

CERULOPLASMIN; ENZYME ASSAYS; HUMANS; SERUM;

EID: 84883376073     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2013.208785     Document Type: Review

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