Standards and monitoring treatment.
Accuracy and reproducibility of laboratory measurements are important in the diagnosis and treatment of bleeding disorders. This article describes the process of establishment of international standards and some of the problems that have arisen in standardization of these measurements.
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D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000592:standards*; D003029:Coagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000032:analysis / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D003029:Coagulants; D005169:Factor VIII