Over-the-Counter Pregnancy Tests

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 251-257

  Cole, Laurence A ^a  

^a USA hCG Reference Service   (United States)

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EID: 84860477154     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384907-6.00023-2     Document Type: Chapter

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