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To the Editor: The Sounding Board article (Nov. 18 issue)1 by Griner and Glaser should not go unquestioned. The authors opine that the prevalence of marked electrolyte disturbances in healthy persons not receiving medication approaches 1 in 1000. They argue that the electrolyte component of the SMA-6 is therefore not useful in screening. I am not surprised that the prevalence of abnormalities in the population, as defined, would be 1 in 1000. The population the authors describe is of the type that, if we are lucky, we try to employ for establishing normal ranges. It is unclear to me that.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1035-1036 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 308 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 28 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Misuse of Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures. / Sandstrom, Robert E.; Rendell, Marc; Lipsitt, Don R.; Griner, Paul F.; Glaser, Robert J.
In: New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 308, No. 17, 28.04.1983, p. 1035-1036.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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T1 - Misuse of Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
AU - Sandstrom, Robert E.
AU - Rendell, Marc
AU - Lipsitt, Don R.
AU - Griner, Paul F.
AU - Glaser, Robert J.
PY - 1983/4/28
Y1 - 1983/4/28
N2 - To the Editor: The Sounding Board article (Nov. 18 issue)1 by Griner and Glaser should not go unquestioned. The authors opine that the prevalence of marked electrolyte disturbances in healthy persons not receiving medication approaches 1 in 1000. They argue that the electrolyte component of the SMA-6 is therefore not useful in screening. I am not surprised that the prevalence of abnormalities in the population, as defined, would be 1 in 1000. The population the authors describe is of the type that, if we are lucky, we try to employ for establishing normal ranges. It is unclear to me that.
AB - To the Editor: The Sounding Board article (Nov. 18 issue)1 by Griner and Glaser should not go unquestioned. The authors opine that the prevalence of marked electrolyte disturbances in healthy persons not receiving medication approaches 1 in 1000. They argue that the electrolyte component of the SMA-6 is therefore not useful in screening. I am not surprised that the prevalence of abnormalities in the population, as defined, would be 1 in 1000. The population the authors describe is of the type that, if we are lucky, we try to employ for establishing normal ranges. It is unclear to me that.
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JO - New England Journal of Medicine
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