First Definition of Reference Intervals of Liver Function Tests in China: A Large-Population-Based Multi-Center Study about Healthy Adults

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Mu, Runqing ^a   Chen, Wenxiang ^b   Pan, Baishen ^c   Wang, Lanlan ^d   Hao, Xiaoke ^e   Huang, Xianzhang ^f   Qiao, Rui ^g   Zhao, Min ^a   Zhang, Chuanbao ^b   Guo, Wei ^c   Huang, Hengjian ^d   Ma, Yueyun ^e   Zhuang, Junhua ^f   Zhang, Jie ^g   Shang, Hong ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c ZHONGSHAN HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^g PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOANALYZER; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALBUMINS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BILIRUBIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84884142456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072916     Document Type: Article

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