Preparation of a quality sample: Effect of centrifugation time on stat clinical chemistry testing

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-176

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Salvagno, Gian Luca ^a   Montagnana, Martina ^a   Guidi, Gian Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

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EID: 58149476771     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/D8TJCARUW575CXYH     Document Type: Article

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