Nonparametric determination of reference intervals for plasma metanephrine and normetanephrine

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2381-2384

  Heider, Emily C ^a   Davis, Bret G ^b   Frank, Elizabeth L ^b,c  

^a ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NON PARAMETRIC TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETRIC TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; METANEPHRINE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMETANEPHRINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PLASMA; REFERENCE VALUES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 9244219652     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.035089     Document Type: Article

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