Quality assurance

Dacie and Lewis Practical Haematology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 657-671

  Lewis, S Mitchell ^a   De la Salle, Barbara ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84882758374     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-44-306660-4/50030-1     Document Type: Chapter

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