Harmonization of laboratory hematology: A long and winding journey

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1575-1578

  Buoro, Sabrina ^b   Lippi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b PAPA GIOVANNI XXIII HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

BLOOD CELL COUNT; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; STANDARDS;

BLOOD CELL COUNT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL;

EID: 85045891590     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2018-0161     Document Type: Review

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