Biological variation-reliable data is essential

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 153-154

  Aarsand, Aasne K ^a,b   Røraas, Thomas ^b   Sandberg, Sverre ^a,b,c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL VARIATION; BONE PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; BLOOD;

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM; HUMANS;

EID: 84920872578     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2014-1141     Document Type: Editorial

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