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Accuracy of biological trace-element determinations

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Mounting evidence suggests that the accuracy of much of the published information on trace-element concentrations in biological matrices leaves much to be desired. Potential sources of error are: (a) inadequate sample collection and preparation (sampling errors); and (b) inaccuracies at the moment of the measurement (measurement errors). Probably much of what has been maintained on trace elements in human health and disease in the past will have to be revised in the future.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Jacques Versieck, Lidia Vanballenberghe & Antoine De Kesel

  2. Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Nuclear Sciences, Proeftuinstraat 86, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Dina Van Renterghem

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Versieck, J., Vanballenberghe, L., De Kesel, A. et al. Accuracy of biological trace-element determinations. Biol Trace Elem Res 12, 45–54 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02796665

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