Increased plasma glucose levels after change of recommendation from NaF to citrate blood collection tubes

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 625-628

  Ridefelt, Peter ^a   Åkerfeldt, Torbjörn ^a   Helmersson Karlqvist, Johanna ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood collection tube; Glucose; Plasma; Preanalytical process; Sample stability

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; SODIUM FLUORIDE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CITRATES; HUMANS; SODIUM FLUORIDE;

EID: 84900312246     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.02.022     Document Type: Article

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