Commutability Still Matters
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Commutability still matters.
Commutability is a property of a reference material such that values measured for that reference material and for representative clinical samples have the same relationship between 2, or more, measurement procedures for the same measurand (1, 2 ). Commutability is required when a reference material will be used as a common calibrator for clinical laboratory measurement procedures or will be use...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2013.208785