Technology and automation for microbiological examination of urine;Tecnologia ed automazione dell'esame urine microbiologico

Rivista di Medicina di Laboratorio

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-75

  Manoni, F ^b   Valverde, S ^a   Hoffer, P ^b  

^a Servizio di Medicina di Laboratorio   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CONFERENCE PAPER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0036461947     PISSN: 15923479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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