Phlebotomy essentials: Sixth edition

Phlebotomy Essentials: Sixth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-500

  McCall, Ruth E ^c   Tankersley, Cathee M ^a,b  

^a NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Phoenix Communication Technology   (United States)

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