A new approach to standardize multicenter studies: Mobile lab technology for the German environmental specimen bank

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Lermen, Dominik ^a   Schmitt, Daniel ^a   Bartel Steinbach, Martina ^a   Schröter Kermani, Christa ^b   Kolossa Gehring, Marike ^b   Von Briesen, Hagen ^a   Zimmermann, Heiko ^a,c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FREEZING; GERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIMEN BANK; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MEDICAL RECORD; MOBILE LAB TECHNOLOGY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84937527325     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105401     Document Type: Article

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