The IFCC recommendation on estimation of reference intervals. The RefVal Program

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The upper values of plasma creatine kinase of professional soccer players during the Brazilian National Championship

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Umbilical cord pH, blood gases, and lactate at birth: normal values, interpretation, and clinical utility.

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Time-trends in human urinary concentrations of phthalates and substitutes DEHT and DINCH in Asian and North American countries (2009-2019)

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Reference intervals for leukocyte subsets in adults: Results from a population‐based study using 10‐color flow cytometry

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A Review and Critique of the Statistical Methods Used to Generate Reference Values in Pediatric Echocardiography

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Rational Approach to the Diagnosis of Severe Growth Hormone Deficiency in the Newborn

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Hematologic and serum biochemical reference intervals for free-ranging common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and variation in the distributions of clinicopathologic values related to geographic sampling site

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Age‐related changes in hematologic and serum biochemical variables in dogs aged 16–60 days

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Reference intervals for saliva analytes collected by a standardized method in a physically active population

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Bone turnover markers in serum and urine as diagnostic, prognostic and monitoring biomarkers of bone metastasis

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Reference Ranges for Exhaled Nitric Oxide Fraction in Healthy Japanese Adult Population

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Recommended Nordic paediatric reference intervals for 21 common biochemical properties

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Effect of age on reference intervals of serum biochemical values in kittens

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Population based reference intervals for common blood haematological and biochemical parameters in the Akuapem north district

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Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) determined by LC-MS/MS: distribution and correlates in the population-based PopGen cohort

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Power function of the reference change value in relation to cut-off points, reference intervals and index of individuality

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