Are Laboratories Reporting Serum Quantitative hCG Results Correctly?
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Are laboratories reporting serum quantitative hCG results correctly?
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.098822