Incorrect order of draw of blood samples does not cause potassium EDTA sample contamination
- 1 July 2012
- journal article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in British Journal of Biomedical Science
- Vol. 69 (3), 136-138
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09674845.2012.12069141
Abstract
No abstract availableThis publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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