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Pure Appl. Chem., 2011, Vol. 83, No. 10, pp. 1873-1935

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REP-07-09-39

Published online 2011-06-15

Metrological traceability of measurement results in chemistry: Concepts and implementation (IUPAC Technical Report)

Paul De Bièvre1*, René Dybkær2, Aleš Fajgelj3 and D. Brynn Hibbert4

1 Duineneind 9, B-2460, Kasterlee, Belgium
2 Department of Standardization in Laboratory Medicine, Region H Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, DK‑2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna International Centre, A‑1400 Vienna, Austria
4 School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

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