Correction for age of anticardiolipin antibodies cut-off points
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0887-8013,1098-2825
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2825(2000)14:3<87::aid-jcla1>3.3.co;2-f