Reference Laboratory Agreement on Multianalyte Pneumococcal Antibody Results: An Absolute Must!
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Reference laboratory agreement on multianalyte pneumococcal antibody results: an absolute must!
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1556-6811,1556-679X
DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00325-13