Harmonization of growth hormone measurement results: The empirical approach

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 432, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-76

  Ross, H A ^a   Lentjes, E W G M ^b   Menheere, P M M ^c   Sweep, C G J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Commutability; Growth hormone; Harmonization

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FREEZE DRYING; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; BLOOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84901590511     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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