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reference values
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value /val·ue/ (val´u) a measure of worth or efficiency or of the activity, concentration, etc., of something.
normal values  the range in concentration of specific substances found in normal healthy tissues, secretions, etc.
P value , p value the probability of obtaining by chance a result at least as extreme as that observed, even when the null hypothesis is true and no real difference exists; if it is ≤ 0.05 the sample results are usually deemed statistically significant and the null hypothesis rejected.
reference values  a set of values of a quantity measured in the clinical laboratory that characterize a specified population in a defined state of health.

ref·er·ence values (rfr-ns, rfrns)
pl.n.
A set of laboratory test values obtained from an individual or from a group in a defined state of health.


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Readers can find information on a particular method or area of interest, such as specimen storage and transfer temperatures, sample selection for various methodologies, establishment of reference intervals, result reporting, result analysis, assay validations, and troubleshooting.
Keep in mind that children are not small adults and that to generate a reference interval (reference range, normal range) on them would be at least daunting, if not impossible.
Reference intervals for free thyroxine and free triiodothyronine measured by mass spectrometry are now also included.
 
 
 
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