Analytical bias exceeding desirable quality goal in 4 out of 5 common immunoassays: Results of a native single serum sample external quality assessment program for cobalamin, folate, ferritin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and free t4 analyses

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1255-1263

  Kristensen, Gunn B B ^a   Rustad, Pål ^a   Berg, Jens P ^b   Aakre, Kristin M ^c  

^a Norwegian Clinical Chemistry EQA Program   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; THYROTROPIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; BLOOD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; STANDARDS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84985986750     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.258962     Document Type: Article

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