Detrimental effects of not using international reference materials to calibrate cystatin c assays

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 410-411

  Zhao, Zhen ^a   Sacks, David B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYSTATIN C;

ANALYZER; CALIBRATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERIALS TESTING; PATIENT CODING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; BLOOD; LABORATORY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; STANDARDS;

CYSTATIN C; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84957098163     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2015.244988     Document Type: Letter

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