The evolution of evacuated blood collection tubes

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 304-310

  Bush, Valerie ^a   Cohen, Richmond ^b  

^a BD Technologies   (United States)

^b First Quality Products Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDETATE SODIUM; EDETIC ACID; HEPARIN; THROMBIN;

ACCURACY; ANTICOAGULATION; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; LABORATORY TEST; MARKETING; MATERIALS HANDLING; PACKAGING; PHLEBOTOMY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TUBE; VACUUM;

EID: 0037384785     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/JCQE-33NB-YGE0-FFQR     Document Type: Review

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