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SUBMITTER: Ryden I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3410285 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ryden Ingvar I Lind Lars L Larsson Anders A
Upsala journal of medical sciences 20120203 3
<h4>Background</h4>We have previously reported reference values for common clinical chemistry tests in healthy 70-year-old males and females. We have now repeated this study 5 years later to establish reference values also at the age of 75. It is important to have adequate reference values for elderly patients as biological markers may change over time, and adequate reference values are essential for correct clinical decisions.<h4>Methods</h4>We have investigated 31 frequently used laboratory ma ...[more]