Analytical accuracy and user-friendliness of the Afinion point-of-care CRP test

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-96

  Verbakel, Jan Y ^a   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a   Lemiengre, Marieke ^b   De Sutter, An ^b   Bullens, Dominique M A ^a,c   Buntinx, Frank ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84895061587     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201654     Document Type: Letter

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