'Aussie normals': An a priori study to develop clinical chemistry reference intervals in a healthy Australian population

Pathology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 138-144

  Koerbin, G ^a,b   Cavanaugh, J A ^c   Potter, J M ^d,e   Abhayaratna, W P ^d   West, N P ^f   Glasgow, N ^d   Hawkins, C ^d,e   Armbruster, D ^g   Oakman, C ^e   Hickman, P E ^d,e  

^a NSW Health Pathology   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e ACT Pathology   (Australia)

^f GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

A priori; Australian; Reference interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927625871     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAT.0000000000000227     Document Type: Article

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