The order of draw, myth or science

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Cornes, Michael P ^a   Ford, Clare ^a   Gama, Rousseau ^a,b  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood drawing; Order of draw; Preanalytical variability; Sample collection; Sample quality

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SODIUM; EDETIC ACID;

BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE MARKER; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE NEEDLE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; PHLEBOTOMY;

EID: 84889609482     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0650     Document Type: Letter

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