Harmonization: The sample, the measurement, and the report

Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 187-197

  Miller, W Greg ^a   Tate, Jillian R ^b   Barth, Julian H ^c   Jones, Graham R D ^d,e  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commutability; Harmonization; Standardization; Traceability

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; DOCUMENTATION; LABORATORY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDS;

CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; DOCUMENTATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; LABORATORIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84900437156     PISSN: 22343806     EISSN: 22343814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2014.34.3.187     Document Type: Review

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