Inventions leading to the development of the diagnostic test kit industry - From the modern pregnancy test to the sandwich assays

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-216

  Wide, Leif ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 31144452244     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000-1967-066     Document Type: Article

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