Standardization of collection requirements for fasting samples: For the working group on preanalytical phase (WG-PA) of the European federation of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (EFLM)

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 432, Issue , 2014, Pages 33-37

  Simundic, A M ^a,b   Cornes, M ^b,c   Grankvist, K ^b,d   Lippi, G ^b,e   Nybo, M ^b,f  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b The Working Group on the Preanalytical Phase (WG PA) European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM)   (Germany)

^c NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Academic Hospital of Parma   (Italy)

^f ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fasting; Guidelines; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COFFEE; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; FASTING DURATION; FASTING REQUIREMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; HARMONIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; SMOKING; STANDARDIZATION; STRESS; TIME; TIME OF DAY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FASTING; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84901612331     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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