''Clinical Chemistry'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering the field of

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. It is the official journal of the

American Association for Clinical Chemistry AACC (formerly known as the American Association for Clinical Chemistry) is a global scientific society dedicated to clinical laboratory science and its application to healthcare. AACC's current president is Carmen Wiley, PhD, and the association ...

. The journal was first published in 1955 on a bi-monthly basis "to raise the level at which chemistry is practiced in the clinical laboratory"; monthly publication commenced in 1964.Rej, R. Clin Chem 50:2415-58 (2004) The

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is Nader Rifai (

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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and the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 8.327.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://intl.clinchem.org/ Publications established in 1955 Chemistry journals Monthly journals English-language journals 1955 establishments in the United States