Use of a Major Medical Center Clinical Laboratory as a Reference Laboratory for a Developing Country: Ordering Patterns Help Set Laboratory Priorities
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Use of a major medical center clinical laboratory as a reference laboratory for a developing country: ordering patterns help set laboratory priorities.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/49.1.162