Comparative multicentre study of a panel of thyroid tests using different automated immunoassay platforms and specimens at high risk of antibody interference.

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Published in Clin Chem Lab Med on August 01, 2000

Authors

J Martel1, N Després, C E Ahnadi, J F Lachance, J E Monticello, G Fink, A Ardemagni, G Banfi, J Tovey, P Dykes, R John, J Jeffery, A M Grant

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Research and Evaluation in Diagnostics, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada.

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